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Letters from Harold to Ruth, 1934.

Letter 31

My darling,
Your little boy is just a jealous, moody, and temperamental fool, but he is completely yours, and he loves you so very much.
Harold

Letter 30

Friday night
Ruth darling,
Just a hasty note before the last mail is collected. First I want to tell you that I’m sorry I sent the letter I did this evening, although you probably won’t see as much in it as I was thinking. At any rate you’ll probably be really peeved at me, for, somehow, I [...]

Letter 29

Darling,
I don’t want to argue with you so I guess we’ll have to let the differences of opinion ride, although your pharmacological proof was not entirely complete, since alcohol is not only a food, but also a general depressant and remover of inhibitions—which might not always be so advantageous as it is occasionally at a [...]

Letter 28

Little sweetheart,
The weather isn’t in keeping with my mood just now, for although it’s cloudy and drizzly outside I’m all sunshiny inside as I just got your letter out of the mail-box. Still, maybe a little gloom is in order, since your letter makes me want to hold you in my arms and kiss you—and [...]

Letter 27

Ruth darling,
If you have to be cross in order to write letters like the one I received today I hope you have a grouch on every time you pick up a pen, for it was such a sweet letter. Although I wouldn’t want to see you have so much cause for your bad temper. It [...]

Letter 26

Sweetest darling,
The weather must surely follow my moods (such ego), for it has been gloomy the last three days, as I was gloomy, for there was no word from you, but this morning there is a glorious sun—and I’m happy with three letters all at once. Life does have its compensations, and we won’t talk [...]

Letter 25

Dear heart
You can’t imagine how I’m looking forward to tomorrow and a letter from you. Three whole days is too long to wait. Darling, my darling, I do so long to hold you close, so close I can even feel your heart beat, while I kiss your lips as tenderly and gently as a clumsy [...]

Letter 24

Darling,
Another gloomy day. We’ve been having a lot of rain in the last twenty-four hours, with no sign of a let-up yet. Went up on the roof to shoot a bit this morning, but between the rain and wind didn’t do so well. I’ll never do so well at anything again, I believe, without you. [...]

Letter 23

My darling Ruth,
It’s raining again, and appropriately too, for there is no letter from you. I was hoping one would make the morning mail for a change so the wait until Tuesday wouldn’t be so long—no luck.
Are you still wrestling with the firewood problem? Wish I were there to help you, but I’ve an idea [...]

Letter 22

Sweet, my darling,
Tonight I’m very tired, but I shall never be too tired to tell you I love you, nor shall I ever become weary of hearing you say you love me. Oh, it’s such a glorious thing that you do. I marvel, and shall always do so, that you have given me the privilege [...]