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2632 Woodley Place Washington, D.C. 17 May 1944 11 p.m. Darling - Just got in from an exceedingly pleasant afternoon and evening at Lucilles to find your most welcome daily letter plus a package of brownies and chocolate - those little touches delight me, sweetie; it's such fun to have you send me things. Thank you for fixing the shirt; I do need all of them here. I take both laundry and suits to the Navy Buildings where it's cheaper and faster. Lucille has a house in Chevy Chase with an elderly couple she brought down from Avon to run it. I had quite forgotten that she also has had, for the past two years, a little girl (now 3 ½) named Jennifer Jean something (“J-J” for short) whom she's adopted temporarily or perhaps for the duration - her mother is English. The Berrys were not there tonight; I misunderstood that, but [pg 2] Lucille plans to have me out again and them at the same time - me to give her “moral support”, she says. Though not in the least flamboyant or pretentious, Lucille is quite unconventional and avoids anything stuffy. She is disarmingly and not at all unpleasantly frank in her manner and speech about everything. I'll tell you more about her when I see you. Incidentally, I asked her if we might have her and Bill - whom she calls Willy - as legal guardians in an emergency and she readily assented. She understood my asking. Thanks for enclosing Bill's letter - in the future, when you do not want me to return such enclosures, just draw a large X on the first page and I'll destroy it after reading; otherwise I'll return them in my next letter. Sweetie, make a separate list of things for W. to do (such as notify the paper man) and leave it on the hall table - just don't get mixed up and phone the milkman when it's time to go to the hospital. Toni arrived last night but I haven't seen her yet. All my love, darling - pleasant dreams, W.
