Dart should be in bed, catching up on lost sleep, but “the old bug of work put off too long has me in his pincers and I scream every time he rams that stinger in up to the hilt.”
There were snow flurries all day in Cleveland, but nothing stuck to the ground.
“After getting a C on the first psych test last month, I got the second highest grade in the class on last Wednesday’s. …And I studied for it by running my railroad in the afternoon and looking at paragraph headings in the text book on my way to class that evening.”
He warns her that she’ll be in for some long drill sessions on Spanish this summer. He’s sure he can’t get better than a D this term, but he’ll have to work harder on his final class in September.
He’s been so wrapped up in school work that he’s had no time for humor, enjoyment, or random thoughts. He needs a vacation in the worst way.
“I’m about to write book reports without thoroughly reading the books. One in journalism is weeks late and two others are almost due. There are also some coming up in American lit, prose workshop and psych.”
It’s come to his attention that there’s another problem; he seems to be all wrapped up in himself. It occurs to him that most of his paragraphs either start with “I” or revolve about him.
A list in today’s newspaper gives all the groom’s expenses for the wedding. They include: a gift for the bride, usually jewelry; renting a car to take the bride from the church; and the minister’s fee, ranging from $10 to $50, depending on the size of the wedding, the prestige of the pastor and the wealth of the church.
What butterflies he gets when he thinks how soon they’ll be together, forever!
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It’s a short one from Dot tonight, and for many nights to come. She must focus on getting the house ready, and there’s still so much to do. The list includes: painting woodwork in the upper hall, staircase and living room; painting the whole kitchen, which will take a week; washing all the windows in the massive house; and sanding and varnishing three floors. They only have five weeks to complete that work because they don’t want wet paint and fumes as the guests begin to arrive the week before the wedding.
Her family seems less than enthusiastic about her new suit, so she may take it back.
Just think! Five weeks from this coming Sunday, she and Dart will be attending services at the Second Congregational Church of Greenwich together! She believes he’s never seen the inside, but she assures him it’s beautiful and big! The sanctuary was packed at Harriet’s wedding and she hates to think how crowded it will be for a double wedding! She and El fear the curiosity of such an event will draw lots of town folks who haven’t even been invited.
“It’s a small letter, Dart, but the love that accompanies it knows no bounds.”