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19 February 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond reports that that evening they had gone to the cinema to see the film, "The Affairs of Martha
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9 March 1944
Diamond thanks Estelle for the New Yorker that she had subscribed to for him, and then proceeds to "rampage through the 'mag'
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11 April 1944
Diamond writes on his birthday that he feels "one hundred years older." He recommends that she reads "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglas.
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22 April 1944
Diamond writes that he has just returned from a musical entitled "Reveille with Beverly". He reports that sometimes, to break the monotony of his current existence, he goes to visit the units on the front.
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24 April 1944
Diamond reports that the rainy season has begun once more. He writes that he has finished reading Voltaire's "Candide".
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26 April 1944
Diamond discusses the trials of being so far from one's sweetheart. He recounts the story of his former sergeant, who had been engaged, but whose ex-fiancee is now using the bedroom set that he had purchased with her new husband. He mentions that...
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10 September 1943
Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked, reassuring her that a "date" he had mentioned was a trip to the movies with a French teacher and his wife, and also telling her that he had very much wanted to get engaged. He then asks...
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30 November 1943
Diamond discusses what he has been reading, and describes what he imagines Estelle to now look like.
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3 December 1943
Diamond discusses a book that he had recently read entitled "The Story of Damon and Pythias," relating it to his and Estelle's relationship.
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5 May 1944
Diamond writes that some day he hopes to visit New Zealand or Australia. He comments that he has read part 2 of "France et La Vieux".
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