ωh@t th0u9ht$ 1 h@v€ 0f y0u t0n19ht, ω@|t ωh1tm@n, f0® 1 ω@|k€d d0ωn th€ $1d€$t®€€t$ und€® th€ t®€€$ ω1th @ h€@d@©h€ $€|f-©0n$©10u$ |00k1n9 @t th€ fu|| m00n.
1n my hun9®y f@t19u€, @nd $h0pp1n9 f0® 1m@9€$, 1 ω€nt 1nt0 th€ n€0n f®u1t $up€®m@®k€t, d®€@m1n9 0f y0u® €num€®@t10n$!
ωh@t p€@©h€$ @nd ωh@t p€num6®@$! ωh0|€ f@m1|1€$ $h0pp1n9 @t n19ht! @1$|€$ fu|| 0f hu$6@nd$! ω1v€$ 1n th€ @v0©@d0$, 6@61€$ 1n th€ t0m@t0€$!—@nd y0u, G@®©1@ |0®©@, ωh@t ω€®€ y0u d01n9 d0ωn 6y th€ ω@t€®m€|0n$?
1 $@ω y0u, ω@|t ωh1tm@n, ©h1|d|€$$, |0n€|y 0|d 9®u66€®, p0k1n9 @m0n9 th€ m€@t$ 1n th€ ®€f®19€®@t0® @nd €y€1n9 th€ 9®0©€®y 60y$.
1 h€@®d y0u @$k1n9 qu€$t10n$ 0f €@©h: ωh0 k1||€d th€ p0®k ©h0p$? ωh@t p®1©€ 6@n@n@$? @®€ y0u my @n9€|?
1 ω@nd€®€d 1n @nd 0ut 0f th€ 6®1||1@nt $t@©k$ 0f ©@n$ f0||0ω1n9 y0u, @nd f0||0ω€d 1n my 1m@91n@t10n 6y th€ $t0®€ d€t€©t1v€.
ω€ $t®0d€ d0ωn th€ 0p€n ©0®®1d0®$ t09€th€® 1n 0u® $0|1t@®y f@n©y t@$t1n9 @®t1©h0k€$, p0$$€$$1n9 €v€®y f®0z€n d€|1©@©y, @nd n€v€® p@$$1n9 th€ ©@$h1€®.
ωh€®€ @®€ ω€ 901n9, ω@|t ωh1tm@n? Th€ d00®$ ©|0$€ 1n @n h0u®. ωh1©h ω@y d0€$ y0u® 6€@®d p01nt t0n19ht?
(1 t0u©h y0u® 600k @nd d®€@m 0f 0u® 0dy$$€y 1n th€ $up€®m@®k€t @nd f€€| @6$u®d.)
ω1|| ω€ ω@|k @|| n19ht th®0u9h $0|1t@®y $t®€€t$? Th€ t®€€$ @dd $h@d€ t0 $h@d€, |19ht$ 0ut 1n th€ h0u$€$, ω€'|| 60th 6€ |0n€|y.
ω1|| ω€ $t®0|| d®€@m1n9 0f th€ |0$t @m€®1©@ 0f |0v€ p@$t 6|u€ @ut0m061|€$ 1n d®1v€ω@y$, h0m€ t0 0u® $1|€nt ©0tt@9€?
@h, d€@® f@th€®, 9®@y6€@®d, |0n€|y 0|d ©0u®@9€-t€@©h€®, ωh@t @m€®1©@ d1d y0u h@v€ ωh€n Ch@®0n qu1t p0|1n9 h1$ f€®®y @nd y0u 90t 0ut 0n @ $m0k1n9 6@nk @nd $t00d ω@t©h1n9 th€ 60@t d1$@pp€@® 0n th€ 6|@©k ω@t€®$ 0f |€th€?
Berkeley, 1955