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Miscellaneous letters to Helen Fox, 1933-1945
1933-01-16 Maureen Croly to Helen Fox Page 9
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9 he is also a friend. And, through him, the country of which he is a citizen". Hear, hear, Mr. Walpole! The only thing in "Babbitt" (apart from the liveliness) which would immediately show me that it is American, not English, is the description of the men's clubs, the Athletic Club, etc. Apparently, the business men of Zenith lunched there and talked to each other. That's the difference. Americans seem to go to clubs to meet other people, talk, and be sociable; Englishmen go to be unsociable. A glimpse into any of the clubs in St. James, (illegible), reveals baldheaded persons, each lurking behind his copy of the "times" a
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9 he is also a friend. And, through him, the country of which he is a citizen". Hear, hear, Mr. Walpole! The only thing in "Babbitt" (apart from the liveliness) which would immediately show me that it is American, not English, is the description of the men's clubs, the Athletic Club, etc. Apparently, the business men of Zenith lunched there and talked to each other. That's the difference. Americans seem to go to clubs to meet other people, talk, and be sociable; Englishmen go to be unsociable. A glimpse into any of the clubs in St. James, (illegible), reveals baldheaded persons, each lurking behind his copy of the "times" a
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