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Stoughton, Mass.
3 Aug 1944.

Dear Sid:

Bankhags this noon told of the terrific down pour that you had all day yesterday, - Wed. I got your card written in the morning in which you mentioned that it looked like a rainy day, and so it seems to turn out to be. I suppose it was the tail end of the Wilmington N.C. hurricane. I hope you got home all right with no trouble from your car. I hope that the river will not flood, too, but that won't develop for several days. Did it blow away? I fear the tomatoes may be a bit down cast from it, but the wetting was a good good thing for the gardens and fruit, if it didn't blow too much.

Doris and Mabel are doing Latin together. Mabel brought Millie Maynard over too, and she sits quietly in a nearby chair watching and listening. Ma has retreated upstairs. She has had a hard day. Today was a bit cooler and showery at the start, so we had a kitchen fire and I baked and cooked up a lot of stuff, and didn't get all done till about 11. Then I went at the attic, with Doris' help. We were just in the midst at noon, and Ma began to nag because she wanted her dinner; and was also upset over my activities above. So we had to come down & wash up and get dinner on the table. After that was cleared off, we went at it again. I don't think