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Arlington, Va. 19 March 1947. Dear Doris: I am writing tonight so that you will get the letter before this weekend and have a chance to buy your ticket with the check enclosed and what you already have. I think it would be worth while to cut that Sat class if you can and start Friday. That would give you Sat. to rest in and see Dolores etc. and we would start Sunday. We have to allow a day each way for travelling. That would give us 3 or 4 days in one place, without too much driving and give Dad a chance to get some sunshine and milder weather, I hope, and perhaps help him clear up this cough that has hung on for 2 months. Then we would start back Friday and you would again have Sat to recover and start off on Easter. You have to be back Easter night? It doesn't seem possible that you will be here in a little over a week. Now don't catch cold or do anything to incapacitate yourself. Be very careful of your health so you won't come down with anything on arriving here as you did at Christmas time. I hope you won't have too many books to read or themes to write. The paper says snow tonight, but it isn't very cold,- about 40°; and maybe it will rain instead. We have had only one or two mild days so far. I met Cousin Fred looking over the art exhibit of water colors in the foyer of the Nat Museum when I came in this noontime. And he came up to my Dome to sit and chat a while and afterwards I took him down to look at the "Oh My!" box and Barber talked learnedly. Fred stayed over an hour and seemed to enjoy himself. I fancy his retirement may give him a bit too much time on his hands occasionally. He said Josie Gardner had had a chance to go to Moscow but turned it down as it was anywhere from
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