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Conger Reynolds correspondence, 1917

1917-12-16 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Goodenough Page 6

definitely about this later.  The work is to be of a nature which allows of no discussion, but I can tell you at least that it promises to be intensely interesting. 
Bien.  Enough Shop.  I've told you all of it anyway.  I finished the afternoon getting out of my new shoes and giving first aid to my wounded feet.  By dinner time I was again able to travel; so I called for the Sanborns and took them to dinner in fulfillment of a previous arrangement.  We dined at the Powhatan in one of those restaurants that have plush carpets and rich music and waiters that can't speak English.  Oh, la-la!  I wish you had been there to be hostess.  I needed you.  The place was full of handsome officers and booful women, but we were so engrossed in conversation that our interest did not stray from our own table.  The madame has a very lively interest in about

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definitely about this later. The work is to be of a nature which allows of no discussion, but I can tell you at least that it promises to be intensely interesting. Bien. Enough Shop. I've told you all of it anyway. I finished the afternoon getting out of my new shoes and giving first aid to my wounded feet. By dinner time I was again able to travel; so I called for the Sanborns and took them to dinner in fulfillment of a previous arrangement. We dined at the Powhatan in one of those restaurants that have plush carpets and rich music and waiters that can't speak English. Oh, la-la! I wish you had been there to be hostess. I needed you. The place was full of handsome officers and booful women, but we were so engrossed in conversation that our interest did not stray from our own table. The madame has a very lively interest in about