I am forwarding a copy of a letter to Gertraud Strangfeld which is relevant to Nathaniel's failing to invite me to his and Sabine's cookout.  When he and Sabine arrived at 174, he told me that the two of them would watch the fireworks and that Sabine would stay overnight. Nothing about the cookout they were even then preparing. Possibly he associates me with Cristina, the appearance of whose ghost at the banquet he could not contemplate. My pity for Nathaniel far outweighs any hurt feelings I might otherwise have.