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stand better than you do. It is because you are so good darling that you dont see these things and I dont want you to: I only want you to believe them when I tell them to you. Last week I went to a sort of a reception given by one of the boys here and had a quite a nice time: it was very quiet and they had quite a lot of music both vocal and instrumental and some reading. I met there two of my old school mates at the art museum. The young ladies whom I have not seen to speak to since I have been back. We never hitched very well at home and so I never went to call on them

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thinking it would please them more if I let them alone. Well we sort of buried the hatchet and chatted all the [[strikethrough]] even [[/strikethrough]] evening - and when it came time to go I asked the pleasure of going homed with them. at the door they thanked me and asked me very expressly to call so I have made up with almost my last [[strikethrough]] enery [[/strikethrough]] enemy in Paris and feel almost like a saint. I dont see how I can continue in this good course with no one to hate or fight with. I feel almost like a Sunday school boy. I dont know how long it will last. Let us hope for a long time: not that I want to be a Sunday school boy but I guess I am rather tired of fighting: its too much work. Now I guess darling I will write to Bob. I know darling when you get [[deary?]] - and I think it very 

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nice: you know I think anything you say is nice lots of love and kisses love to all. Your own Ned.