Dec. 5, 1937

Sunday- a week from

now "my love will keep

me warm"

My sweet Paddy who tries to fool me!

Today I've

been very busy but I've had fun too! I've read the letters you wrote to me from Berkeley after Jeff was born- look I wrote "Jeff"quite automatically instead of "Peter"-you remember we called him "Jeff" at first. Even then Paddy fooled his girl-I'm afraid he read your old letters over again. I wish I'd thought of it sooner-(I love read those you wrote in May several times.) You had a grand gay time in Berkeley and had many dates. Wish you would in Cornell. It shows the difference between Berkeley and stuffy Cornell.

I asked Buchman to breakfast this morning. He stayed and stayed! He is fascinated by Crellie. I keep thinking of the Berkeley Paddy now instead of the Cornell Paddy. I am very weary tonight but still haven't the things done which I set out to do to day. I want everything done before you come.

When you were in Berkeley I felt that we could plan our lives confidently then--but the interval has taught me a great deal. I won't be able

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to write to you many more times.

Mr. Crellin said you should never make a decision without me since we were partners--that what influenced you influenced me, etc. They seem to think that I'm not such a bad wife for you. It is odd how these letters have taken me back. We were worried about my having enough milk for Peter. Also Linus was causing a bit of trouble. I apparently have always either been pregnant or "milking" a baby.

I have several surprises for you my pet. Oh--I saw some mistakes in your old letters--I've forgotten them again now. When I read Rosie's Bean today--Peter said- "We must send that to Daddy." Did you like Rosie's Bean?

It is late and I want to do several things still tonight. Linus went to get help from Buchman with his arithmetic. Buchman and Howard are taking me to the Community Playhouse on Wednesday. I love you my darling sweet heart! I'll be awfully happy to be close to you again. Oh, Lala [?] came home early this evening--just slushy with her evening drink! I'll tell you later.

Ava Helen

Tuesday Dec. 7 [1937 in LP's handwriting], 9:15 a.m.

Sweetest Paddy in the world;

So my dusty eye

put a spell on you did it. I'm sending a note this morning which I hope you will get Thruesday. I love you very much and I'm happy to think that after reading this you will get on the train and come home. I wish you were taking the Super Chief. You are giving next to the lat lecture now. I suppose you are saying that Thursday's will be the last due to the lecturers wanting to see the game new year's day in Pasadena!

I do love you very, very much. You certainly are dependent on comma's. I said graham crackers spread with butter, and grape juice (mine).

Naturally I expected more from your understanding that Rem Barry say-who is getting sappier and sappier . You aren't though! Of course you can't

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write more on your book because you've worn yourself out.

I think perhaps you'll be willing to return without me after you've seen the children and been at home for awhile. It would be a shame for you not to stay at the Telluride House. I think how hard it would be to find some place for us to stay. You wouldn't like that. I love you, you darling. You see men and women are different. I didn't want to come away and leave you but you didn't mind-whereas I am now used to being without you and you get lonesomer and lonesomer-or say you do-Poor darling! I love you.

I must bathe the little laboratory now who says he has been an angel long enough and is going to try being a devil for awhile and see wht that bings.

Love, love, love and come first, fast, fast to

Your girl-

Sunday night, 1 PM

Dearest little wife:

Only four more nights for me to sleep alone here, and three more on the train, and then I'll be with you! You darling - I surely do adore you. You are my own little sweetheart whom I love.

I've got 28 more pages of Chapter VII written today, even though I was busy with other things a good bit of the time. I rose at 11, came to Lab. and worked till 1, then went to the Alpha Chi Sigma house for dinner (a rather shoddy place - not to be compared with the Telluride House), and then returned to the Lab to work till 7. Then I went with Hamp & Spring to the Neurath's, where the Lauby's were - Mrs L. with her tummy a little plump. She is awfully nice. We had big sausages (red fat weiners) and cheese and beer for supper and then after talking a while played Red Dog, a simple card game, until 10 ³⁰ , when the Laubys drove me back to the Lab, where I have now been

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working for a couple of hours.

I thought about yesterday's being our little Crellie's six-month birthday several times during the day, and then forgot to mention it when writing to you last night. I hope that he had a happy day. I'm anxious to see him - but more anxious to see you, you darling (and to feel you by me).

David Dennison wrote to find out if I would be in Pasadena next year, saying that he might come out for half the year on his sabbatical.

Hamp & Spring are going to New York for a Commonwealth luncheon. They are mad about it because they don't want to go.

I've arranged about my ticket but haven't got it yet. I love you, darling. I can hardly wait for another long week to go by. I hope that you have decided to come back with me. You "are a beautiful beautiful good girl, the best girl and the best little wife in all the world. I'm awfully lonesome without you.

Your own Paddy