To Morton Dauwen Zabel
Via Santo Stefano Rotondo, 6
Rome. July 12, 1951
Dear Mr. Zabel,
The doctor’s advice not to see visitors is not a moral imperative for me, and if you will excuse my invalid’s quarters and costume, I shall be glad to see you any day between 5 and 7 p.m. all the more that you have been inspecting Spanish America which I have never seen (preferring both Spain and America neat) but which nevertheless I am curious about, as a variation on the question of human uprootings replantings, and racial graftings about which I have some family experience and many doubts.
Looking forward to the pleasure of hearing something of your impressions on that subject, I am
Sincerely yours,
G Santayana
From The Letters of George Santayana: Book Eight, 1948-1952. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2008.
Location of manuscript: The Newberry Library, Chicago IL.