In the intervening days since Dart’s last letter, he and Dot have spent some time together. His opening paragraph today gives scant information about how they spent their time, but it’s enough to know they have seen each other and have plans for the upcoming weekend.

“This is your neglectful, lonely and blue fiance again, beginning a letter at 1 AM.  I’m sitting here in the living room, listening to the radio playing dance music, the dreamy kind of stuff that’s played at this hour.  Gee, I miss you , Dot.  Just think – last night at this  time we were sitting right across the room and we’d already been sitting there for three hours.  We didn’t sleep last night, did we?  That’s remarkable, considering how tired we were.”

Dart spent the day running errands, including a stop by Severance Hall to see what concerts were playing this weekend. Flash! There are no concerts scheduled for this weekend. That puts a crimp in their plans, since he’s already asked her for a date, but maybe they can take in a stage play, if she doesn’t mind seeing “A Bell for Adano” after seeing the movie of the same story.

“I’m tired, I miss you, and I love you beyond all hope of ever being able to write it fully. Good-night, my darling.”