Saturday Dec. 4 10:15 PM

1937 [later written in LP's handwriting]

Darling Paddy;

I wish you might have seen our Linda today. She went to a party and looked like an angel. There are moments when one is happy to have children.

I received your Wednesday letter today. I am very sad you aren't happy. I think though that you are happier than you sound sometimes. You are my sweetheart and I love you.

I wish you could hear Peter read "Ferdinand" and Crellie laugh. Peter and Crellie are kindred souls too.

Mrs. Gates came this afternoon and Linus made punch and Peter served buttered nut bread. (Linda was away). Mrs. Gates was at her best and the children were delighted with her. She was completely taken with them too, and told them all about her accident in South Africa. I showed her the picture of you. She was impressed!

Frances Kennedy called this afternoon too, She [sic] is really a grand girl. She liked Crellie awfully well and Peter and Linus. She said Linus was wonderful so dignified and grown up-impossible that he was only twelve. Everything Mrs. Gates mentioned about South Africa Linus would say "Oh yes, I read about that in ----". Where

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ever he had read it-in National Geographic, Teddy Roosevelt, Encyclopedia, etc-even I was impressed. Mrs. Gates told him not to let Seeley Mudd get the better of him, but Linus scoffed at that and said Seeley was one of the dumber ones. Linus is smart-there is no doubt of that.

How is the Paddy Linus? Oh, Mrs. Gates said Peter was named after the Gates family. So, she wouldn't feel hurt. So Linus said "Yes that was at-Peter named for one Chemistry building and Crellie for the other" and I said and "You Linus for the best chemist in the world". He laughed and was pleased with that. And its so-the sweetheart and best one, too.

Tomorrow is Sunday, and then one more week.

Tyl is a regular little bum. There is rabies in Pasadena and many dogs are being immunized. I wish we could take him but I don't see how we can. It only lasts a year the immunization I mean.

I guess I'll go to bed. Did I tell you Mrs. Gates wants me to help her give some parties for the chemistry people the graduate students, etc. I didn't see many faculty people at the associate dinner the other night. Goodnight darling, I love you. I won't be able to write many more letters. Your girl, Ava Helen