October 14, 1923 Austin to Northhampton, Massachusetts

 Dearest Girl,

(answers to questions)

1. There's not anything to tell about myself.

2. I like the school very much.

3. I am taking Physics 1, Zoology1, Chemistry1, Chemistry107,English1, and French A.

4. I eat, sleep, loaf, and pretend to study, and that's about all.

5. I ought to study very hard, but I can't absorb any knowledge, so there's no use trying.

6. I went to a dance the night I got here and haven't been to one since.

7. I still do think about what I told you to think about.

I almost got drowned last night. It sure was a narrow escape. I shouldn't have gone swimming on a night like that, but I couldn't help it. You see, I went to a football game in the afternoon, and it started raining about the beginning of the last quarter, and by the time the game was over, it was raining like the very d___l, so I started swimming for home. I finally got there, but I was half-drowned.

Your report of the dance sounded very favorable; the scarcer the boys are around there, the better I like it. I sure do wish we could enjoy that Lovers Lane of yours -- together. But never mind, wait till next summer.

There's no news around this joint at all, except that it looks like rain, and so I guess I'd better dry up,

Love ,

Henry .