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Describes the house of author and film director Norman Mailer in Provincetown, Massachusetts which is the principal location for his film "Tough Guys Don't Dance." Reason of Doctor Percival C. Eaton for building the Provincetown house; Changes made to the house; Information on the ghost stories told about the Provincetown house.

The author talks on the connection of the Hamptons and Provincetown particularly in the field of arts. He discusses known artists living in both places and the comparison in the social life of each community. He state that the Provincetown is a confined community where the social life is more polite and elegant while he considers Hampton less an art colony. He states that both places, their art colonies are degrading, however, some serious artists continue to develop their work of arts and cultivate their very different gardens.