Dart is over the moon at receiving two letters from the “sweetest girl in the world.”

He advises her not to put too much emphasis on his optimism, saying he can be quite moody sometimes. He says in spite of his recent troubles, he feels he’s a pretty lucky guy to know her, and to be so well liked by her.

He consoles her in her frustration at not being able to do anything for him. “There’s not a thing I can think of for you to do, other than being your own sweet, unaffected self. ”

He makes a little joke about the strife in Dot’s room. He cautions not to let the roommate get the best of her because he has no interest in dating a girl with Venus Di Milo arms or bloody stumps where her feet should be.

He suggests that the few pounds he is from being her dream man are approximately the same number of pounds she is from being his dream girl, and proposes they compromise.

He appreciates the offer of stationery, but his sea bag has been located and he anticipates its eventual return, complete with plenty of writing materials.

Because he doesn’t have Janice’s address where Dot will be staying over the weekend, he’ll continue to write to her at her school address and try to create a nice pile for her to read on Monday night.