2 July 1961

Dear Peter,

I am writing to ask if you would have a book sent to me, and charge it to my account with you (also, you should submit the account from time to time).

The book is The Birth of the Bomb, by Ronald W. Clark, Phoenix House Limited, 209 pages, 16 shillings.

I am pleased that the Penguins continue to come.

It may turn out that Mama and I shall come to London later this summer. We had not intended to make another European trip, after the Oslo affair, but now Canon Collins and some of his friends are arranging a conference on disarmament and have invited both of us. The conference is to take place from 14 to 18 September. We shall probably attend the Pugwash Conference in Vermont, from 4 to 8 September, and then come to London approximately 10 September, staying for eight or ten days.

Will you be back home by that time? We are looking forward to seeing you, either on your trip to the United States or on ours to London.

I am alone this week, because Mama has gone to the National Meeting of the Women's International League in St. Paul. I am not really alone, because Jack Huntley continues to live with us, while he is trying to make up his mind about what sort of a job he wants to get. You probably remember that he is my second cousin, from Spokane, who for three years was teaching English on Taiwan, after having had four years in the Orient while he was in the Army. During the last couple of weeks I have kept him busy installing a set of sprinklers, permitting our lawn to be watered with much less effort than before.

Much love from

[Linus Pauling]