2 ³⁰ PM, Friday

Dearest sweetheart:

The time is surely passing slowly. Here I am on the train to Pasadena, but still with over two days before I'm with my love! We've just stopped at some little town--Galesburg, Ill. I'm rather cold - it was about 5° above zero in Chicago.

I got off at 63^rd St this morning, & was met by Thorfin. Phoebe gave us bacon & eggs & toast & coffee for breakfast. I talked with Thorfin & told him that the situation at Rochester was rather indefinite still. He said he was glad that Chicago had raised his salary. They are thinking of sending John to Cal Tech or Berkeley. We nearly missed my train. I said several times that we should go, and Thofin said it was too early, but then he decid found that his watch had stopped. I was just ready to say that we must go. We had enough time, though - ten minutes leeway, even though Thorfin had to stop for gasoline.

I made close connections at Buffalo too, our train was late because of the snow. The other train waited - I think it always waits for Pullman passengers.

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I haven't anything to read. I've been planning out the last chapters of the book. I think that we should stay in Ithaca till about Sat. the 29^th, to get the MS in good shape. I've thought of an experiment to do with sulfanilamide, too - will you help me to do it? On the effect of “ on the temperature of denaturation of proteins.

3 ⁴⁰ . I have been reading a paper (MS) of Coryell's. Now we are going by the Mississippi - perhaps only a slough, all frozen over. We are approaching Fort Madison, Iowa. Now we are crossing the river - it is frozen over - 2 or 3" thick!

6 ¹⁵ . I have had dinner now - a good one - shrimp cocktail, pepper pot soup, lamb chops, salad, brie cheese. I've been rather cold all day. I'll get an extra blanket for tonight. I'm happy to think that I'll be with you soon. I love you, dearest girl. I don't think that I'm more unhappy or less unhappy than I was just after you left. I have the same feeling of loneliness. I'm still saving up love for you, but Im about full, because under strain a drop squeezes out occasisonally.

Your own

Pauling