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February 16, 1949

Dear folks,

Robins! It is warm enough to sleep with a sheet here, & it rains gently.

Depressions are not the point, when more money is in the offing at the hotel. However I don't want to be away the whole time by any means, & shall work out something in time. Also, the work in a swanky hotel is not such a grind; & recall how exhausting work at the T-H was, and I'd not like a sitting job at all. Nor one at Beltsville. Shall see the work dept here soon for the range of possibilities.

Yesterday saw my tutor & arranged for future work. His recommendation got me into another excellent course: late 19th c poets by Gynn, substituted for [[strikethrough]] 19th [[/strikethrough]] later 19th c lit by Jones: a horrible man, another grad course. So work next term will be stiff, but very very stimulating.

Hope you enjoy the movie.

Love,
Doris

If I should finally decide to be at the hotel this summer, please do not regard it as a work [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] wholly of the violence which characterizes independence-making. It will take time & thought, but I must take [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the ways best for the growth of this occasion; whose wanting of its own way is becoming less & less negative.