You are good to us in so many ways, that it's a reason for being good in another way besides.

At least, to reason so is one of the foolishnesses of my gratitude.
On the whole, I am satisfied with regard to 'Colombe.' I never expected a theatrical success, properly and vulgarly so called; and the play has taken rank, to judge by the various criticisms, in the right way, as a true poet's work: the defects of the acting drama seemed recognised as the qualities of the poem.

It was impossible all that subtle tracery of thought and feeling should be painted out clear red and ochre with a house-painter's brush, and lose nothing of its effect.[22] A play that runs nowadays has generally four legs to run with--something of the beast to keep it going.

The human biped with the 'os divinior' is slower than a racehorse even.

What I hope is, that the poetical appreciation of 'Colombe' will give an impulse to the sale of the poems, which will be more acceptable to us than the other kind of success....
Yes, dearest Mr.Kenyon, we mean, if we can, to go to Rome in the autumn.