eeds　it）　against　all　enormous4　and　violent　and　wonderful　events　that　are　taking　place　every　minute。　Since　I　have　been　sitting　in　this　miasmic　air　shaft；　a　good　many　rather　splashy　events　have　occurred　in　town。　A　man　shot　and　killed　his　wife　in　a　fit　of　jealousy。　It　caused　no　stir　outside　his　block　and　got　only　small　mention　in　the　papers。　I　did　not　attend。　Since　my　arrival；　the　greatest　air　show　ever　staged　in　all　the　world　took　place　in　town。　I　didn’t　attend　and　neither　did　most　of　the　eight　million　other　inhabitants；　although　they　say　there　was　quite　a　crowd。　I　didn’t　even　hear　any　planes　except　a　couple　of　westbound　mercial　airliners　that　habitually　use　this　air　shaft　to　fly　over。　The　biggest　oceangoing　ships　on　the　North　Atlantic　arrived　and　departed。　I　didn’t　notice　them　and　neither　did　most　other　New　Yorkers。　I　am　told　this　is　the　greatest　seaport　in　the　world；　with　650　miles　of　waterfront；　and　ships　calling　here　from　many　exotic　lands；　but　the　only　boat　I’ve　happened　to notice　since　my　arrival　was　a　small　sloop　tacking　out　of　the　East　River　night　before　last　on　the　ebb　tie　when　I　was　walking　across　the　Brooklyn　Bridge。　I　heard　the　Queen　Mary　blow　one　midnight；　though；　and　the　sound　carried　the　whole　history　of　departure　and　longing　and　loss。　The　Lions　have　been　in　convention。　I’ve　seen　not　one　Lion。　A　friend　saw　one　and　told　me　about　him。　（He　was　lame；　and　was　wearing　a　bolero。）　At　the　ballgrounds　and　horse　parks　the　greatest　sporting　spectacles　have　been　enacted。　I　s