forbid “good”) and thought I was very clever in getting a variation. You are hard to please! What do you say to “nice”? “exhilarating”? “épatant”, “joli, très joli”, “surprenant, mon cher”1? Let’s have some variety, Sir.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 2. 1937
Letter ID: 1920
Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar
April 24, 1937
Some other new adjectives? Oh Lord, no! Have enough, your “pleasing” pleases me not!
Dear me, dear me! I was tired of writing fine and beautiful (you forbid “good”) and thought I was very clever in getting a variation. You are hard to please! What do you say to “nice”? “exhilarating”? “épatant”, “joli, très joli”, “surprenant, mon cher”1? Let’s have some variety, Sir.
Romen hooks on and Nirod cooks on? No, Sir, I too let it tumble now!
Well, this has tumbled very well.
I am damned, Sir! The only medicine I gave D was one pill of charbon...
As regards diet, I would favour stopping banana and papaya, for they are laxatives, as you know.
Yes, unless it is likely to lead to constipation. Anyhow you can try and see the result.
If Mother sanctions, we can give small doses of Bromide and Tine. Belladonna to inhibit the excessive nervous stimulation.
No medicine.
By the way, M has sprained his foot. You might enquire whether he needs or wants any medical assistance.
1 “splendid”, “lovely, very lovely”, “amazing, my dear sir”.