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Arlington Va.
21 Mar 1948.

Dear Doris:

Dad is taking a bath to get cooled off, and I am planning to wash my hair. Gosh! it's hot! up to 90 in the shade. I hope you are sweltering too and getting rid of your snow banks and sunning your poor chilled bodies! Dad had his legs sunning for his ring worm this morning. All the neighbors are out raking, burning, putting on screen doors -- Mr Pratt has just emerged with a tray of eats and drinks for his family to eat in their backyard.

We got up at dawn and in a thick mist drove down to the river to see ducks. It was lovely there, the mistiness, the golden dawn shining thru, the ducks on the reflecting water and yellow-green willows. Dad was happy watching some unusual bald headed ducks waddling about on the shore where he could see them beautifully. And red-winged black birds spread themselves and sang from nearby shrubs. Then we came home and had breakfast and washed the car, and I dug about the garden. The crocuses are beginning to go by and several daffies have opened. I hope they last till you come. Even the sassafras buds are busting out, and report has it at Hains Pt, the early cherries are out. They will all be next Sunday when you are here.

We haven't heard from you since Tuesday, and as usual I have been worrying. I hope your exams went off all right and you are getting out doors. Everyone feels happier in the sunshine. I remember how poor Hugo used to say that if he could get into the sunshine, he could forget his worries. He had enough to worry about.