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Conger Reynolds correspondence, August 1918
1918-08-03 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2
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almost wish it were already cold enough to wear it. I'm mighty proud of it, and fond of it, because its a very material token of how nice my sweetheart wife is to me. Honey, I'm tremendously grateful. I'll try to repay you sometime by doing something for you that will represent as much effort and be as useful and enjoyable to you. I suppose you notice that my foolish pen has balked again. Rather than delay in expressing my delight over the sweater I have gone on with this pencil. My pen has about outlived its days of usefulness, I guess. I don't know whether I can get another over here. Maybe I'll have to call on my purchasing agent in America. Chuck Mangan and I rushed up to N- and back this afternoon on an expedition to buy some silverware for the house. It seemed a half-silly thing to drive fifty miles in a limousine to buy four dozen knives and forks and spoons, but we had to do it. The ride was lovely, and it was good to see city streets if only for the few minutes we were on them. Our Cadillacs ride so smoothly and
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almost wish it were already cold enough to wear it. I'm mighty proud of it, and fond of it, because its a very material token of how nice my sweetheart wife is to me. Honey, I'm tremendously grateful. I'll try to repay you sometime by doing something for you that will represent as much effort and be as useful and enjoyable to you. I suppose you notice that my foolish pen has balked again. Rather than delay in expressing my delight over the sweater I have gone on with this pencil. My pen has about outlived its days of usefulness, I guess. I don't know whether I can get another over here. Maybe I'll have to call on my purchasing agent in America. Chuck Mangan and I rushed up to N- and back this afternoon on an expedition to buy some silverware for the house. It seemed a half-silly thing to drive fifty miles in a limousine to buy four dozen knives and forks and spoons, but we had to do it. The ride was lovely, and it was good to see city streets if only for the few minutes we were on them. Our Cadillacs ride so smoothly and
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