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Robert Morriss Browning correspondence to Mabel C. Williams, November-December 1917

1917-11-18 Robert M. Browning to Miss Mabel C. Williams Page 2

don't know whether I did or not, I'm glad. It was my letters to you that I referred to. You didn't mind my dumping my troubles in your lap that way? I felt I had to get it off my chest, but it was a secret for you and me. That's what you meant, I suppose. "Practice this until you get it."
After all, there'a a lot to be said in favor of the Roman confessional.
Cahase Hoadley, C.W. Smith, and Goover Jacobsen will be provisional lieuts after the R.O.T.C. is over. I think promotions among second lieutenants of my class will not begin for several months, probably not until active operations on a larger scale are under way on the American section of the Western Front.
Mother wrote that she had seen you in Iowa City and Macetta said that you made Mother happier than anything for sometime by flattering remarks about me. Mother'll believe anything nice anybody tells her about her young ones.
The Italian situation isn't so bad as I thought. Evidently the political situation there was not as bad as it seemed. But it's bad enough. Russia is a nightmare. It makes me ill to think about that situation. Miss Knight should live in Russia. It would furnish her an ideal environment. Would you mind telling her I say so? If you think I'm too unkind, I apologize and recall the words but the feeling remains.
Lieut. Piburn is planning to attend the homecoming but I'm saving my leave until Christmas, hoping to have several days then. If She is in town I'll do my best to get one day anyway.
Cheerfully yours
Bob Browning
P.S. I like the new stationery.

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don't know whether I did or not, I'm glad. It was my letters to you that I referred to. You didn't mind my dumping my troubles in your lap that way? I felt I had to get it off my chest, but it was a secret for you and me. That's what you meant, I suppose. "Practice this until you get it." After all, there'a a lot to be said in favor of the Roman confessional. Cahase Hoadley, C.W. Smith, and Goover Jacobsen will be provisional lieuts after the R.O.T.C. is over. I think promotions among second lieutenants of my class will not begin for several months, probably not until active operations on a larger scale are under way on the American section of the Western Front. Mother wrote that she had seen you in Iowa City and Macetta said that you made Mother happier than anything for sometime by flattering remarks about me. Mother'll believe anything nice anybody tells her about her young ones. The Italian situation isn't so bad as I thought. Evidently the political situation there was not as bad as it seemed. But it's bad enough. Russia is a nightmare. It makes me ill to think about that situation. Miss Knight should live in Russia. It would furnish her an ideal environment. Would you mind telling her I say so? If you think I'm too unkind, I apologize and recall the words but the feeling remains. Lieut. Piburn is planning to attend the homecoming but I'm saving my leave until Christmas, hoping to have several days then. If She is in town I'll do my best to get one day anyway. Cheerfully yours Bob Browning P.S. I like the new stationery.