Wednesday at 8 ⁴⁵ AM

Dearest little sweetheart:

I was glad when you letter came yesterday to know that you are feeling well and getting along all right. Its nice that you saw the Allisons, Mullikens, and Freeds. I love you, and hope you aren't so lonesome for me as I am for you.

Yesterday morning I gave my crystal lecture at Tech, and worked till noon, and had lunch, and came home, speaking to Conant for a few minutes outside the club. I worked on tomorrow's lecture a while, and then went to Conant's Simon's lecture, and then with Joe Boyce to the party given by the physics undergraduates. A mock trial was held, with Compton as judge, but although summoned I was not brought to trial. Then we went to the Pop concert, where I sat by Vic. It was rather amusing - light music. Then I went to bed. I'm going to New Haven on Friday, and to Princeton the next week - end, to deliver two lectures. I'll be glad when my lectures here are over. I have only 4 more crystal lectures, two more extemporaneous lectures for chemists, and three more molecule lectures to give, besides one chemists lecture at Harvard and two at Princeton.

I washed my hair and bathed this morning, I'm going to wash my hair every other day for a while.

Give my love to Linus and Peter, and remember that I love you more than anything else in the world.

Your

Linus

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Yesterday while asking Joe Boyce and Brode about cars, I said I

didn't know whether to get a 5 passenger sedan or to

look into the future and get a 7 " .

[written on University of California, Department of Chemistry, Berkeley letterhead]

Wednesday, 10 PM

Dearest Ava Helen:

I love you very much. I liked getting your telegram this morning. A letter from Linus came this afternoon, and I wrote one to him. I went to Tech. And worked & had lunch, and then went to town and bought a ticket to New Haven & then returned to the club & worked till 5. Then I went to see Conant, talking with hin till 6 ³⁰ . He had a dinner engagement, & I had dinner at the club with Kohler & Soares (who's here). Then I walked up to the Brodes & got 4 rompers. The others will be ready soon (there seem to be six). I've finished my new paper now. I bought a Crusader's magazine "The Hot Potato", militating against prohibition. The enclosed clippings are of the most amusing items. The small clipping is the only funny joke in the Crimson, the Harvard humorous Magazine.

I'll be glad when I'm through with my lectures here. I do hope Linus doesn't have the whooping cough. Are you happy? I love you with all my heart, darling girl. You are the sweetest and best girl in the whole world.

Your own

Linus