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Beyond and outside of that is another story, and I have no doubt (as you have so well taught) that all

Hood.W. said: "It looks as if we were right up against our great bereavement—as if the story was rapidly

enter into the French character—its life: yet it is a thing not to be reckoned without: all that is a part

Yet this is necessary, I suppose: narrow, despicable, hateful, as it is to me, it is yet part of the

story: the tail of the cat is long: and much as I despise for myself some of those tendencies, I would

I intend to excoriate them for their shameful part in this shameful transaction.I am at work on my Tribune

It would have been a long story." Then reflectively. "So he used it?"

It is the same old story—the whole drift of the thing is usual—that is to say, for preservation: yes,

I have heard both sides of the story: if there was a failure on either side to carry out anything I'm

W. addressed me: "Was it you, Horace, who told me a story of Frederick, the old Emperor?

W. said: "I remember a story that is told of Southey—or some line from him somewhere—in which he says

W. was in such good condition he did the major part of the talking. Blake sat on the sofa opposite.

says he is willing to make another try: if you won't let him do that then you should assume at least part

"It's one of my regrets that the Wagner operas have never come my way—that I for my own part have not

There is a story Mrs. Shelley tells—or a character-study, rather—that makes me think of myself.

I told W. another Shelley story (new to him) in which Byron figured.

"You mean Hartmann's damn lying stories?" I explained. He said: "Oh!"

I told W. a story.

W. exclaimed: "That's a fine story: I'm glad you told it to me: it's the other side of the shield: yes

Sat so for the greater part of my half-hour's stay—closing the window finally himself.

Is that the purport of the story?" Then I gave him the details of C.'

a wonderful and curious spectacle anyhow—the United States having the vessels there at all: for my part

the International Congress of American Governments, once proposed by Blaine, now revived—there is a story

Kristian Elster, Strandgade 38, Trondhjem, Norway.2.

Again: "I've been reading a newspaper story about Colonel Bob: it was about somebody he befriended: I

W. again: "The largest part of our human tragedies are humanly avoidable: they come from greed, from

He said: "It's the best story in a long time: and bilin', too! haven't I been there?

Yes, it's a story whose meaning goes way beyond itself." Blake went home this morning.

He doubted the story that Hawthorne was killed by the War.

Tuesday, April 2, 188911 A.M. W. looking rather pale and troubled. Reading papers.

"That's a good boy story," he said: "I can appreciate your remorse!"

Tuesday, April 2, 1889

I left.Belmont, Mass., Dec. 2, 1885.

who would go into the pulpit and insist upon the true Christ—the Christ as he was in the original story

The story, what we know of it, is so faded, so pale, as well as so manufactured (almost theatrical),

Had read the long Abe Lincoln story quoted by the Press from N. Y. Tribune.

A story of a widow for whom he got a pension. W. said: "Look it over, Tom: we want your opinion."

W. said: "I have seen Booth—the present Booth—and seen him often: he is a man of bright parts, interesting

: all his parts were related: as an actor he always seemed to me to be consistent with himself.

W. said: "I guess the economics play a part: that's rather your cue than mine: I have heard about Glasgow

P.M.G. usually treats me rather cavalierly over my own things: the young fellows who do the literary part

Did you ever read his Story of My Heart? ["No," said W.]

I think some men, some writers, owe a great part of their reputations to the excellence of their proofreaders—to

"It is a part of the man—it is a thing we ought to engrave here in letters of gold, everywhere—cherish

He interrupted me here and there over Ford but for the most part said nothing to O'Connor.

I asked W.: "There was Nicholas Bacon: what part did he perform in the mystery of the plays?"

He touched the vol. on his chair: "I have read all the Doctor's part of the report: it is quite a collection

I said: "But that if tells the whole story: that if makes you Walt Whitman."

W. then vehemently: "And that will be the windup: the story will stop right there."

Then he went on: "I once read a story of Socrates—I can't tell where any more: I was young at the time—it

was in New York: a story, if I'm not mistaken, from Bacon, or credited to him.

As the story goes it was such a man in old Greece who happened into the Socratian circle—into one of

W. told this story with great gusto.

There's always a heap in such stories, but this, likely enough, this Socratian story, is fiction, as

his hands resting on the arms of his chair and his eyes raised over his glasses, was telling her a story

Morse never read it or any part of it to me: is it like Mrs. Ward's book?"

"Don't you know the story? It was one of Wendell Phillips'—one of his best." I still looked blank.

Phillips told the story beautifully; indeed, I think the best part of Phillips was in the asides, the

This is a part of the so much that went towards producing my English editions: the story is not to be

W. also said this evening: "Some day I will tell you the real story of my life: then you will open your

him of in my name, that I have by no manner of means relaxed my admiration of his noblest works—such parts

In the Athanaeum (and I believe Academy) of 2 January a paragraph was put in, to serve as a reminder

He'll never set the world afire with his stories and poems—especially the poems (he puts the word 'prettiness

Harned was in during part of our talk.

people come in, sit on the sofa across there—treat me to a list of their woes or tell me some doleful story

W. added: "Doctor sometimes assumes it all—that he knows the whole story—tries to put me down five by

according to its design—with that paragraph and others closely connected—you will see that all my parts

A wonderful story, if no more—but more, too." He asked me: "Did you send the Carlyle bit?"

—the space for each averaging only 3 1/2 pages.

side—to have some one indicate that things are not all they might be: as the old lady says in the story

of sympathy: but there you could buckle to"—here he slapped the arm of his chair—"lend a hand, take part

And yet, if after all the noise, doubt, expectation, Cleveland should be elected I for my part would

laughed but answered at once: "I must be a good deal of an anarchist, too—though anarchist only tells a part

of the story."

For my part I am willing to accept the name with all the orthodox odium attached, if it is necessary,

He had this to say about type-writing: "It seems to me ridiculous—robs us of something: for my part I

I want to tell you the whole story with figures and all the data so that you may make no mistake about

For my part I thoroughly trusted Proctor: he was modest, made no claims for himself, went quietly about

All of November Boughs and a part of L. of G. for the complete W.W. now printed. Read this to W.

Harned told a story of a fellow suing a client of his for a hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars.

And there is the other, too: I took the better part of two days putting it together.

W. told his "good story" of the Benton-Calhoun duel.

The letter follows:Jan 25 '74.My dear Rudolph Schmidt,Your letter of Jan. 2, has just reached me here

It is almost a part of Philadelphia where I live on the opposite side of the Delaware river.

Burroughs tells some Greek story of two armies, one of them nearly conquered yet not despairing.

When it comes to a story Donaldson can give you that glint: or if not a story then just a bit of current

Has spent part of the day making up packages of the Centennial Edition.

I said to W.: "I've been waiting to hear the big story you were going to tell me."

"It belongs in—I consider it a part of the history of the book—integral.

"Well—that's the actor's part—that's his power.

You annex your friends so closely that your health and strength becomes part of theirs.I send you the

I cited a story repeated by Emerson to Whittier.

W. enjoyed the story. "Well—I could forgive Carlyle much for that—that's a classic!"

'I had to deal with the physical, corporeal and amative—that part which is developed between the ages

It is that part of my endeavor which has caused the harshest criticism and prevented candid examination

desires, aspirations, gropings, triumphs, that go with human life: comprehended at no time by its parts

Somebody some day will tell that story to our literary historians, who will thenceforth see that Henry

Read me part of Kennedy's letter.

The Herald, Boston,Aug. 2, 1887.My dear friend:I enclose for the cottage $285 in two checks of $50 and

"It's as much a part of the book as the reading pages."

Chicago, Sept. 2, '88.

The chair part is, as the critics would say, "a bold conception," but whether 'tis not an infraction

Quite by a growth, a struggle, on his part, I guess: he tells how slowly he came over."

The Home Journal, N.Y., reviewing Olive Schreiner's book, says: "The Story of an African Farm contains

"If we do it must be peculiarly ours—like that in November Boughs—a part of our history.

There was enough here to do all he needed done: I would have done it, a part of it: gladly, proudly.

So W. talked the main part of the hour of my stay: evidently deeply moved by Morse's straits—evidently

I put in: "Everything but that big story you were going to tell me: that's not coming very fast."

"No—I guess not: am sure not: he is in great part Philistine, you know." As friendly as Dowden?

I am very impatient of stories which imply the concentration of all historical meanings in single eminent

"Especially the last part, Walt—the part the fellow says you revised and you say you didn't."

, a long story—important!"

—we parted. There was something deeply stirring in his manner.

Still, that may all be a part of his settled policy—I do not object to cheer.

reading Leaves of Grass: had found that the book had a "message for her soul" and thanked me for the part

We stood for the same things up to a certain point but there parted company, she to look back and around

repeated the sentence after me and seemed to be turning it over in his mind: "That's probably the whole story

I am sorry that I asked for the manuscript, or at least part, as I was not aware that Mr.

account would have him break it, much as I desire it, but if at any future time he should care to part

"I do not wonder: it would be hard for me to tell the story myself."

I never seem to have any but the best feeling for Lewes—he is a man I respect: a man of a thousand parts

There is another point to this story which interested me greatly: the publishers have informed Hunter

"I, for my part, am satisfied—fully satisfied: would let it go at that.

in Washington at the time—heard all the dark threats, saw the head-shakings—heard the half-toned stories

you have turned my memory back to an old story. Did I ever tell you?

After a little while I will kick the bucket: then all sorts of reports, stories, will spring up."

"in a cloud," as he said, today: at least, in forenoon and part of the afternoon: but "gathered together

For my own part, I cannot explain my faith in the book: my satisfaction, if I may say so, is intuitive—not

It's the old story of the artist trying to improve on nature again.

"Hunter told a story when he was here last which is to the same effect.

You know how cheery Hunter is—how well he can tell a story, laugh: what a good voice he has.

In the midst of this story W. had suddenly turned my way: "It's a long tale: shall I go on?

Garrison always spoke like a man who had a story to tell and was determined to tell it: he never seemed

Harned was in during a part of our talk.

Did I ever tell you the story of a visit he paid me once on the way to lecture at Newark?

.: "Walt, are you in earnest in saying you have a big story to tell me some day?"

undertake it tonight: it involves so much—feeling, reminiscence, almost tragedy: it's a long, long story

: and I don't want you to know only a part of it—I want you to know it all: when I start I want to finish

walks, Pete's friendship: yes, such things: they are absolutely necessary to the completion of the story

W. said: "The reference to Hawthorne brings back to my mind a story once told me by a friend in Brooklyn

Hawthorne was an extremely reticent character: I have read somewhere the story of his slipping off at

The story has the air of being authentic—I believe is authentic."

The best part of the laws anyhow, Tom, don't help, are in the way of, justice." These were W.'

Then: "You've heard the story of the valet who was packing up for his master?

the dramas, the plays, the poems: least accessible, yet greatest of all—greater than the novels, stories

W. laughed most heartily: then, as if to satisfy himself, went over the story half in soliloquy, with

And the Bishops are not all dead yet: they still crop up to remind us of the faithfulness of the old story

Cooper could take his own part magnificently: let a scribbler go for him and Cooper would hit back, with

Have you got the Cooper stories: the Leatherstocking tales? The Last of the Mohicans, chiefly?