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[1949]
When I wrote you last I went to Monroe's dinner where to my surprise there was no apparent business involved. Another guest was McKnight Kaufer a mediocre artist of posters (he and Wescott kissed on both cheeks like girls). The wife of this artist, elderly woman, kept apologizing for her neck that was terribly swollen because of some injections she received by mistake. Woman looked insane.

Last night I stayed at home drinking beer and doing some more work for Detroit (I want to finish it in 3 weeks)

I saw Cesar Civita who is here from Argentina and talked about old things (of 10 years ago!) I'll have lunch Saturday with Ruth Gruber (the payoff: she wants me to illustrate a book of hers)

Tonight I want to go to a movie, I haven't been to one since last week when I saw a movie of Latticada (I wrote you about it?) What do you do evenings? Am I to think that you are an usual wife who thinks that a husband is a career or social status only, who should not be told realy [[really]] everything? This is how I feel when I don't receive mail from you.

I love you dearly and miss you very much and I'd like to know that you are on my side (I'd write you more often if I wasn't so tired with work, (I get up tired in the morning)

Transcription Notes:
Edward McKnight Kauffer was an American artist and graphic designer who lived for much of his life in the United Kingdom. He worked mainly in poster art, but was also active as a painter, book illustrator and theatre designer. Ruth Gruber was an American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian, and United States government official.