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nothing would please me more
than to see her married, and
away from Sandy Spring.
Ms. Moore wants thee to bring
some bananas down for Jean - they
agree with him so well, and are
hard to get up here. She is in
prime condition - but I shall have
to give up the nap after dinner
which was such a rest to me as
well as to him; but he don't get to
sleep at night till after nine, &
wakes the next morning as cross
as two sticks. I have a treat for
us in reading - Cousin Harry lent
me some of the Roycroft pamphlets.
"Journeys to The Homes of
Famous Men" by Ellred Hubbard.
I have read one or two of them and
they are most delighful in matter
and style - I really would like
to subscribe to some of those things
when we get on our feet again.

I am feeling rather stupid today
- I washed my hair yesterday &
I think the exertion rather tried
me. I will be glad when this
nine months is over - as Anna
told me when you get to the ninth
month you are so glad to be rid
of your burden that even the
suffering at the end is welcome - a
blessed provision of Nature. Excuse
me for putting such things in a
letter. I have no thought exept
that Thursday thee will be here - I
am like a maimed creature
when we are apart. Why is it
right, why must it be - it is
not right, and I rebel against