Henry had a pocket notebook with him for the May 1946 Mexico trip. He also made some notes in it after reading the June 19 B. Traven letter.
1. success, money - beforehand - not his way 1912
2. bourgeoisie criticism
3. Bast - person of whom I heartily disapprove
4. gee - am I supposed to be afraid or laugh in face
5. got his goat - a reply - come out in open. good. say to me what to her.
6. not one ans. to criticism
7. ok - if for money - only obj. papa has to me.
8. personal poverty conditioned by
9. will be parent so won't antagonize him further
10.
1. not asking his permission to marry - just obj. that he interferes with my plans -
2. (was letting you defend me) hard time defending me. when in bad mood decided to antagonize him - when angry man says things he won't when cool - he did.
3. had written nice letter. his action & ideas dirtyin the works.
4. know him better - won't antagonize him - after all I am going to marry
you & may do some of the things he suggests.
not opposed as son in law need only cash to be one swell guy.
love is to be marketed or dependent on dough
Did Esp's mother wait till you had dough
Don't want quarrel. wanted to tell him I didn't like way he had treated you, was treating you now & that though
as writer a swell guy as father a ng sob
If I neglect her as you've done you could kick _
Henry and Esperanza went to San Andres Tuxtla in May 1946. Here in the notebook Henry had in Mexico, he writes "San Andres Tuxtla".
P1885 was Esperanza's home phone number, not F1885(?).
Her work address at the Instituto de Cardologia was on the Calzada de la Piedad.
Reforma 64 is the address of the Imperial Reforma Hotel in Mexico City.
The picture is signed by ELM. It looks like she wrote "ELM - the man on the flying trapeze", in two places.
