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#140 Navy #247 (Military Govt) FPO San Francisco Saturday 17 Feb. 12:40 pm Darling, darling, darling! No avalanche compared to some past ones, but three good letters and two big envelopes of clippings including Amerasia and letters from Aunt Beth, Gf (just mailed you one from the latter written at about the same time) are such a joy to get! The mail schedule here too has been completely off for 3 or 4 weeks, and while I now understand the reason for it I miss your letters no less when they don't come. The fact that I haven't had time recently to sit down and write you a real long one, as I'm getting the itch to again, only aggravates that far-away feeling. But with each of your letters you come all the way back to me again, and I've had the feeling many times (each time it seems a little stronger than before) of a growing intimacy, inseparableness between us which is essentially independent of distance. I do love you so, and want so much for you that I can't give now. And you are doing things for yourself that just make me love you the more. [pg 2] This is a bonus letter (I hope it arrives appropriately) and the first of my promised occasional specials “-in case it reaches you ahead of #138 (I think it was), the latter will explain the enclosure. Once again it is for you; if there's ever another (I don't promise, because I play for the fun of it and then not more than once a month or so), that one or part of it can be for Wendy. I shall not attempt to answer your letters now. Was very pleased to hear that Dana has moved to Carmel - we certainly picked the right spot, no? - and that you've gotten to like Barbara C. (I always did)- and that you've (tentatively) a house to move into in September. No, I don't want you to move away from Carmel, sweetie, certainly not as things look now. Despite my one brief week there Carmel becomes more and more a part of my life to, and I rest a little easier knowing that you are there. Wherever we move to after the war I hope we shall be able to return to Carmel occasionally and that the place won't be spoiled for you by recollections of loneliness. Maybe we can fix that by living then together a little while - a somewhat longer while, tho, then last time. I love you for always Warren
