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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April 1918
1918-04-26 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2
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What a happy, happy day it was, honey girl. It makes me ridiculously good natured to recall its thrilling episodes from the anxious waiting for the town clerk to arrive and issue a license to the embarrassing time I had fixing up the registration at the hotel so I might justify your taking a man into your room. (Business of giggling.) Do you remember how pretty the fountain was at the Willard and how beautifully the orchestra played for us? Oh, day of days! Sweetheart, I love you. And I don't need to tell you that I love you just as passionately and much more understandingly now - but I do tell you just the same because I like to say it, and you'll like to hear it. I wish I could give you the kiss that those lips in the picture here beside me look as if they wanted. What kissable lips they are! And they are all mine to kiss aren't they. The realization of that, beloved, is sacred to me. There was a time when I could kiss lightly - but that was before I had kissed you. Now, even if I were not so particular as I am about the sanctity of marriage vows, I couldn't kiss anyone but my wife because it wouldn't be any fun. You've made me solidly yours by your wonderful way with love. As a sort of monthly report I'll inform you that I have followed your instructions strictly about keeping fit and doing my work
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What a happy, happy day it was, honey girl. It makes me ridiculously good natured to recall its thrilling episodes from the anxious waiting for the town clerk to arrive and issue a license to the embarrassing time I had fixing up the registration at the hotel so I might justify your taking a man into your room. (Business of giggling.) Do you remember how pretty the fountain was at the Willard and how beautifully the orchestra played for us? Oh, day of days! Sweetheart, I love you. And I don't need to tell you that I love you just as passionately and much more understandingly now - but I do tell you just the same because I like to say it, and you'll like to hear it. I wish I could give you the kiss that those lips in the picture here beside me look as if they wanted. What kissable lips they are! And they are all mine to kiss aren't they. The realization of that, beloved, is sacred to me. There was a time when I could kiss lightly - but that was before I had kissed you. Now, even if I were not so particular as I am about the sanctity of marriage vows, I couldn't kiss anyone but my wife because it wouldn't be any fun. You've made me solidly yours by your wonderful way with love. As a sort of monthly report I'll inform you that I have followed your instructions strictly about keeping fit and doing my work
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