‘ February 13, 199" My Dear Professor, : ay Thank you for your little note « llr... Speaight, had called -and-haa given me the latest news of you, describing your plans for a tour of. SJ america, I was glad to see him if only for the information, he brought. about you and the family, . ie apeihee You should not send people to me, ‘though, on account of know very well a amx decent idea never. i of assistance from you, — not make his visit any le; pusrled mé a little: he stayed only a short ti Tt gives ne great pleasure to hear you speak’ so well of Fr. Wildgen, poecset expected he would turn out, go well, althocgr't hove ‘always “res- pected him as a hard and honest workers. "We shalt certainly: be ‘gladi'to have = sosmound here when he 4s finally forned =< T sossthaee yore ‘the?ticed 3 of support, for one thing. ‘There 1s ano oft whom I hope to send you, although him for sociology. MEER te ce 7 m7 still reading my two articles a day in helite despite and Till have no difficulty in persevering because Utne cone positive x t “th feel I ely. toenjoy them and to fee: ke a fine little daily dose of intellectual. tonic, I cannot help remarking again that the Summa is some= times great as sheer literature, —-‘he 1st article of 4.16, for example, gives you a ragnificent passage, with :all. the lucidity and ease of the best French prose and a certain massive. solidity as well. -- And the ranking of the inclinations of God's creatures ‘in q.59, a.1;"is an extraordinary piece of condensation’ and symetry(Almost a poom, in the sense: that the order of the sentences seems. to: gbve ‘one. an. image ‘of ‘the ‘order of..the thiggs described). 17." PHS age Renee tye Me My kindest regards:to Mrs. DeXoninck, and assure he for.a happy birth. I do hope that “somehow or other. you will not bs obliged to be absent, although these are matters not entirely within hunan control, (Now I must turn to composing a-lecture for somo university students on faathand reason, Do not think me bold;. "these things are constantly being thrust upon me. But if you were here, would I ever have sona questions to ask you!) mos se eeBote Die, : GPO k. AS | @ Wecd Beet x besa TALS lOO ees a = —srsese Waeln'y ws Le 4H y 2 “Dgah Ve ook. ud heer? ore & Wate 2 oo ( . Dd It Lower wtf br, 7 of: Eo Kaha Laas = pote To VE Bp Gor and 7 eee ~~ ey A, hha, legs L4an wan nd btrmphy at 2h, wy ays 0 SDT Z te. 4 te = 4fpund pon Ce. — os oe CEs Io oy thy abot maton, 22 g AZ eae | ne : a Cake di Mares -4 wf Hud, ts Bt iS fr wth tnt asia, ew uke etn han. Bo HG