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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918

1918-06-21 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2

posts.  I think I'll stick them in  my pocket when I leave.  I have an abundance of plush upholstered chairs including two big ones.  On the walls are a lot of framed lithographs and copies of etchings, two or three of which look very old and possibly worth something.  And from the marble top of this cabinet desk a very naked geman stands looking down at me with right hand upraised as if to hurl at me what remains of his sword.  I haven't decided whether his name is Mr. Diana or Mr. Venus. He's a pretty boy.  Your picture is sharing the mantelpiece with two heavy wrought candlesticks and one of those eternal glass-enclosed clocks that do not run.  Martine looked in this afternoon while I was unpacking and made a great fuss about you.  She 'lowed I had bien choisi, taking it for granted that I had deliberately chosen you instead of being kidnapped by you as, of course, I was. She was deeply touched, even to

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posts. I think I'll stick them in my pocket when I leave. I have an abundance of plush upholstered chairs including two big ones. On the walls are a lot of framed lithographs and copies of etchings, two or three of which look very old and possibly worth something. And from the marble top of this cabinet desk a very naked geman stands looking down at me with right hand upraised as if to hurl at me what remains of his sword. I haven't decided whether his name is Mr. Diana or Mr. Venus. He's a pretty boy. Your picture is sharing the mantelpiece with two heavy wrought candlesticks and one of those eternal glass-enclosed clocks that do not run. Martine looked in this afternoon while I was unpacking and made a great fuss about you. She 'lowed I had bien choisi, taking it for granted that I had deliberately chosen you instead of being kidnapped by you as, of course, I was. She was deeply touched, even to