Little Poems in Prose

“Not much!—I am perfectly at ease here; you are the only person that has recognized me; moreover, dignity bores me, and besides that, I am gladdened by the thought that some bad poet will pick it up and impudently crown himself therewith. To make anyone happy— there is a pleasure for you! And above all, a person at whom I can laugh. Think of Yeats, or Noyes, or Masefield—Jove! that would be funny!”