How Dart wishes he could frame the letter he got from Dot today! He wishes it were possible and advisable to tell the world why she is the most wonderful girl in the world.

Tonight he finally got started on the outside reading required for his English class. After much stalling and ignoring, he forced himself to read 3/4 of The Scarlet Letter. He stopped there so that he could dash off a quick letter to his beloved.

He received a funny surprise from Cleveland College today; a letter advising him that because of his outstanding performance last semester, he is officially off academic probation and he “may now engage in outside employment, and extracurricular activities.” He’d never been told that such things were prohibited for him! “The very wording of ‘hearty congratulations on  your outstanding record’ inserted into an obvious form letter made me laugh. Who do they think they’re kidding?”

If he were to answer her letter, he’d be up until dawn, telling her all that is within him. “Come, sleep with me. Let us see if the ecstasy of our embraces is as beautiful as the thought of them is. It must be, Darling. It’s within us to make our life in bed, and out, as beautiful as anything ever was.”

It’s been such a passionate week of letters that Dart must take a breather. He’ll be back on the 15th.