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#1056: Willa Cather to Carrie Miner Sherwood, [late June 1931]

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VIRTUS NON STEMMA
The Grosvenor3
35 FIFTH AVENUE
New York2
My Dear Carrie1;

As you can see I was in excellent company, and I was the only woman4, among six very old boys5. I'll write you about it later. I sent you a box of wilted honors6 to keep for me—you can hang them in your guest room closet!

Hastily W

P.S. Edith7 says to tell you that I got more than twice as much applause as anyone else when my degree was given—it was a regular ball game roar—I wish you could have heard it.

P.P.S. I enclose the check for Mr. Bates'8 window9.

I'll write you about Mr. Fitz's10 diagram later.