Coward-McCann Edition Published May, 1952
1st Printing April, 1952
Bantam Edition Published September, 1953
1st Printing August, 1953
Copyright, 1952, by Coward-McCann, Inc.
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The lyrics quoted on pages 115, 116 and 117 are from the song,
“Easy Living,” by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, copyright, 1937,
by Famous Music Corporation, and are reprinted by courtesy of the
Famous Music Corporation. The lines quoted on page 13 are from
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” by T. S. Eliot, and are
reprinted by courtesy of Harcourt, Brace and Company. Copyright,
1934, 1936, by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc.
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