Tim you are "saintly patience" personified.I'll raise a glass of orange juice to you. Chin, chin. Lesley > ---------- > From: Tim O'Connor[SMTP:tim@roughdraft.org] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 1998 15:13 > To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu > Subject: Re: pynchon/salinger letters in nytimes article > > > > But there's no need to rush things...mr. salinger seems to know how > to > > live well and his third wife is a nurse, so let's hope he stays > above > > ground in his usual underground way for a long time to come, will > > Will: I don't drink, but if I did, I would raise you a pint to that. > The > next time we cross paths, you can pick your poison and I'll have (how > daring) a ginger ale, and we'll do it then. > > With all the comments people made about this, it's kind of nice to see > that > we're not a bunch of ghouls and vultures. We aren't, are we? (We've > been > awaiting Hapworth with saintly patience, so I think it's safe to say > we are > not.) > > --tim > >