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64 Nov. 16th 4:15 P.M. Thursday Happy Nov. 16th dearly beloved: Have been thinking of you all day and loving you very much. You came to me again last night - in a particularly vivid dream - but you stopped in the middle to read “The New Yorker” - Why pull a trick like that? This morning we went downtown bright and early looking for a letter that wasn't there - then we bought some flowers and candy in honor of the occasion. Wendy is quite the belle of the pram crowd. One woman passed me on the street and said, “My goodness, your baby certainly attracts a lot of attention - She's darling!” I had no sooner come home to what I thought would be a long afternoon of cleaning and working in the garden, when Bev phoned and asked me to go out with her to look at a house she’d found. So, I fed the sprout, grabbed some lunch myself and was ready to go when she stopped by about one. I wheeled Wendy over to Paula's, and she slept the whole while I was gone. Our next littlest sweetie will probably be a hellion- The house was perfect - out on the [?] mile drive, except that there are rats in the wall, and it costs between $25-$30 to heat each month. Even at that Bev [pg 2] is considering it tho. Brainard's and Jonsey's wives were due home this afternoon so I helped Bev arrange flowers for the homecoming. I guess that was a mistake, because it brought you so close, and I wished with all my heart that I was fixing flowers for your coming home. It left me feeling limp and rather close to tears. It will be even harder, I guess being near to young married couples, and not having you with me. Before coming home, we went to the Post Office where your letter was waiting for me. Also a notice saying our trunks had arrived to the tune of $89.41! That was quite a shock - since M and F made the arrangements I sent them a [night?] letter asking what to do. When I finally do get the trunks will try and have one of our alarm clocks fixed and mail it to you. Isn't there someone who can wake you in the morning? Honey, about writing Muz - I don't really think it's necessary now, and I'm sure she would agree with me. She writes that her days are full, and I write her twice a week relaying news from you. I want you to do as you think best of course - but since it's so hard for you to find extra writing time, and because our letters mean so much to me now particularly, I know Muz would understand. I miss your nice long bolstering letters - hope you will be able to start writing [pg 3] them again soon. Gosh, honey the future looks so long and bleak and never ending. I keep thinking all the time that you will be coming home soon, and then I wake up with a start to realize that I'm only day dreaming. It just doesn't seem possible that the longest part is still ahead of us with nothing to look forward to soon. Little sweetie has been so happy today. This morning she was here in the living room while I was eating breakfast, and the radio started to play ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ - I nearly popped when Wendy burst out laughing. She will be just ready for Christmas when you get home. Her little legs are turning into real ‘little girl legs’ and they are so cunning. 7:45 P.M. Darling: Your flowers arrived just as I was getting Wendy ready for her bath. I was so surprized and excited, and so full of love for you, that I cried because I couldn't help it. The flowers are beautiful - two huge vases full - there was a note saying that you had ordered red carnations, but they didn't have any so sent yellow and orange marigolds and snapdragons, red, white and yellow. Warren, you are so sweet, and I love you so much. Wendy in her birthday suit, patted the flowers gently and smiled, and I smiled too because I felt you there with us. [pg 4] 16/42 Breakfast at 8:00. Telephone (N.Y. Yonkers, Boston) subway to Penn. Sta. 11:00. Back Bay 4:00 -Taxi, Cambridge-Hotel Commodore - Walk-[Drum?] Grill - Taxi - Boston, Copley Plaza - Red carnations “Dearly Beloved” 9:00 train - Penn. Sta. 4:00 A.M. Letter to Bev - Bus Terminal - subway, 18th St.! Home 5:00 A.M. (No thank you - we have each other.) Oh Hell- Can remember every minute of it, and fill in lots more beside - Can you believe it was just two years ago - 16/43 Bridge party at Simone's - won peach and white organdy apron - Red carnations - Roast chicken and anniversary cake- To next year - and a heartful of hopes that we will be together- I love you- Bobby
