FridayPeg dear -
I'm in an awful state - a Bach paper, a short story and four critical papers to do over this glorious G. Washington week-end. That's what I get for being in the infirmary.
Did you know that your name MacVicar means son-of-the-vicar, or son of the minister?? Aye - it do. I found it while looking up some names for English. I have a course like that. "Wegiman" comes from an old English word meaning "warrior." "Wici" or "Wigi" being the Anglo-Saxon words for "war." Toot-toot: Mrs. Stubble-field.
I remember Mary McKee - she's a good girl. Hand her regards from me.
I want to stay in Phila. at Easter if Don is there. Sal and Matt and Frat and others have invited me. On account of saving money for Prom I may not be able to make it any further than Scranton.
My goodness - do I have to personally conduct my letters to Nono and then explain them to him. As I remember the letter he is gargling about I merely described the way Toto says "sweet heart" - he says "sweet ha'at" and I adore his accent.
Toto is cute. He's been rushing me rather hard and I like it. He's about 24, a Senior, and has an engratiating [sic] bit of a mustache, and very dark blue eyes. And how his tongue can wag - he can offer a perfect-line-of anything. He can offer all about music, Barry, Schopenhauer, de Mauppasant [sic] - and women. He was in the navy for a year or so. I aim to keep him at arm's length for Don's sweet sake - but he's a temptation.
I do hope you take good care of yourself in the city - & don't rush headlong off the curbs and across trolley-lines, I hope.
You keep your innocent eyes on the fur sales in Phila, sweet kid. Take Bill with you and get yourself a decent fur wrap - you can have some [of] my bank money to buy it. You can pay it back when you get some insurance or whenever it suits you. It seems to me a fur covering is more fun and more necessary now than when you are old and fat and wealthy. Don't go over $200. big girl.
Hey - remember you visit my good school in May - about the 17th. I've got youa room already. If Toto is still handy he can bring over a man for you - he knows some good ones - and we can have some amusement that way too.
Love,
SpiffyMe regards to Bill and all the Salt's, too, of course!