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Can meet him after September 25th. Want to discuss plans of a Brooklyn lady who proposes to do a book on American proverbs.

Thanks for reprint of "Some Linguistic Studies of 1941-1944." A work of art. At work on second supplement of his [UNK] book.

Did he notice that his Christmas poem was written mainly in basic English?

Mencken will have to miss seeing Malone and [UNK] sorry.

Thanks for the Christmas card. Will see Malone at The Dialect Society in Washington.

Hope the Malones had a happy Christmas.

Thanks for the copy of his paper in Word Study. Has finished the second supplement to "The American Language."

Advance sales of Mencken's book have been good, but book is high priced.

knopf is sendind Malone another copy of Mencken's Supplement II (book).

Greatly disturbed to hear of Malone's illness. Mencken has been ill himself. Going to Florida for a short rest.