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FACULTY CLUB

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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Monday, 2 PM

Dearest lovely girl:

You were very wicked not to send me a special delivery letter, and keep me waiting all day to hear from you! But a nice letter came this morn- [new line] ing, so I don't mind very much. I'm surely anxious to be with you again. Yesterday at noon Aunt Beth & Family & Rich came, and I took them to dinner at the House of Crane, in Oakland (dinner $1) and then to the Orpheum [sic]. The movie was "Lonesome Wives", from a stage farce, and full of the worst doubles entendres. I blushed for Rich. Donny & buddy laughed up- [new line] roariously, but they can't have understood much. Then they went home, and at 5 I called on the Halls. Mrs Hall is not very well. Hall taught high school in Long Beach in the 90's, when the city boast of 1500 inhabitants. Mrs Hall, apropos of my saying how much I missed you, said that life was made much

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richer by a congenial companion; and they may call on us sometime in Pasadena. Then at 6 ³⁰ I went to the Jenkin's. Aunt Beth saw my note-book, reading "Mrs Jenkin's, 6 ³⁰ ", so I said "There's a Mr Jenkins too", and she said "But perhaps he won't be at home." I mixed the waffle batter, since no one had arrived; then the Brodes came, and Mr & Mrs Pinell. After supper the White's came. Mrs. White is a cute little thing, whose baby much be due in a week or so. I've decided I have a particular fondness for pregnant women. At 10 ³⁰ Brode's & Whites went home (we had been playing murder), and the Jenkins started to drive the Pineels & me home, as it was raining. We went to see the Pinell's house, which they designed and built themselves. It is on Buena Vista Rd, on the hill, with

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very big windows and a fire place with an opening 5 feet high and 5 feet wide. The house in almost only one room. We dance to the radio & popped corn & ate it till 12 ³⁰ , and then the Jenkins brought me home. I was astonished at having a fuss made over me (by the girls - not the men) for the excellence of my dancing! Aren't you sorry you're not here to keep an eye on me? However, I wish quantly [sic] repulsed a suggestion that I stay over next Satur- [new line] day to go to a party - it would take a bigger attraction than I can imagine to keep me from starting to you Friday evening. This morning I prepared &

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delivered my lecture. Kramers wasn't present. I told him what I said at lunch. Then I watched him & Olson play cribbage, and then he played two games with me. It is fun - I'm going to teach you. Kramers & Fran will be in Pasadena the end of this month. Unless you don't want to, I'd like to ask them to dinner some evening.

Your story of Sterling's package is amusing. Perhaps Mary Jane S. called before we got back from Europe. I love you, darling.

Your

Paddy

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FACULTY CLUB

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

[Letter:]

Monday, 10 PM

Dear sweetheart:

I love you. I'm writing you an extra little note, and then I'll take it to telegraph Avenue and mail it and buy a Time and read it. This afternoon after mailing your letter I wrote a couple of letters asking about jobs for White, and wrote White asking him to meet me & to bring you at 8 ¹⁹ Saturday morning. Then I talked to Lewis. He said he thought I had made an important contribution. Then he asked about the trouble I had been having with the nitrosyl [sic] compounds, and when I had explained it he made a suggestion which I think solved the problem. It

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is the first contribution anyone has made to this recent work of mine. He said next to me at dinner, too, and we had a good discussion. Then I went to the physics seminar. Kramers talked on magnetism of Cerous salts, and I talked on atomic F-values. That has just come to an end now.

I'm very anxious to see you and be with you. I hope you are feeling happy, and that you want me to come home. Give Linus a little loving for me, and Jeff too. ...

Your own

Paddy