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May 8, 1949

Dear folks,

I do not quite see what you mean by my fumbling and passing by of one opportunity after another. I do not see of any job in Washington which could give me especial future benefit either in working with people or towards a career. I do not think Dol's position as a secretary has a great deal more enobling in it (& much less physically satisfactory) than that of a college student waitress among college student waitresses. I should not minimize trips as you do, on advice of the employment agency. The "light frivolous or Gallic" I can see many possibilities in, but do not grasp your meaning very well; if I have said I wanted a gay time, it means something somewhat different from what you imagine. Being Gallic with the Gauls would indeed be difficult. But my summer companions are not Gauls. The best arguments for remaining in Washington are scholastic & music pleasures & profits, & a really good job; I do not see quite how you expect me to hold a good job & go to Mass. in August. I cannot see sitting around, or spending much of any time at Stoughton again. For going to the hotel there are certain disadvantages; I should try to arrange to room with Hope & not let myself get pushed in with Eva; but perhaps that would [[strikethrough]] not [[/strikethrough]] be more resting (Eva is slow & animal-like, very good-natured, but as Herby said, "a thing."); the work would last until Sept 18 (tho' I shall try to reduce it once more) not leaving much time for rest. I do not think it would be too hard, however. We have a bus-boy; and do not have clean rooms; just silver & the dining room. There are 1 1/2 hours off in the morn & 2 1/2 in the afternoon & we are through