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Tell him how anxious we are to
avoid future mishpas, and ask
him to tell thee the [quie?] means -
he must know. The little sketch
of Brooklyn Bridge gave me
such delight - if thee keeps true
to thyself - that second self
thee will come out nobly my
Sweetheart and the strongest
desire I have in this world is to
help thee to thy attainment of
thy ideals - that is why I take
calming what is not pleasant to
one. I feel that I lighten thy way
by so doing. All love and
trust and hope & honour
Margaret.

2005.0028.00259
Norwood,
My darling -
though my brain is bursting
with things to say to thee my
hand is powerless to write them
- such heat and not a cloud
in the sky - I can comprehend
how the "Sun" has become a
personality to the savages of
Africa. I watch for his going
down at night as for the departure
of a feared and hated enemy.
and his coming up above the
eastern horizon is the sign for
darkened rooms and stealthy
movements to keep out of his clutch.
Six days of it and not a sign