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May 23


Dear folks,

I shall find out soon [[strikethrough]] how [[/strikethrough]] where to leave things; but Hope is too far away & has no car & [[strikethrough]] Barbara isn't living at a house [[/strikethrough]]  I haven't seen the Cards for a long time.  They were supposed to take me to the "Tempest" with them but have made no move.

Herby is being a great help, more than I should ask: he is criticizing to be first reading period paper I have written, & will help me with the questions (given out) on the exam: which involve background & frameworks I can't readily discover.  The next three days will be spent writing the second paper, then I shall stuff with his help for that first exame with Gwynn in 19thC poetry.  We went out Sat & Sun, Sat to eat with some of his friends & talk, Sun to tea or "cokes" with another group, 2 married couples, & talk.  He gives me small lectures on small social acts of ease; already since the first plunge I feel more at ease, the people his friends all being very pleasant; but it is too great a shock after the entire conditioning of my life to really enjoy companies all at once.  He is really brilliant; a good sense of humor I enjoy; and