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29 September 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond dreams to "Someday…walk on pavements, sleep in clean white sheets, get up at 10:00 A.M. -" He comments on a picture of Estelle that she has sent him.
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24 September 1944
Diamond uses his reading of Montaigne's "Essays" to try and solve Estelle's friend Jan's "problem".
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1 October 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has recently become more concerned with superstitions, given the "occupational hazards" of his profession. Sidney describes an incident that had occurred during a recent battle.
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2 October 1944
Diamond writes that he has been too tired to read, and describes his longing for Estelle.
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Diamond argues about the scale of the wedding with Estelle. He writes about the letters that he has received from various friends. Sidney describes the frustration that he feels at the fact that all of his friends are "working at...
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5 October 1944
Diamond attempts to explain a financial confusion that had arisen, and proceeds to discuss financial matters with Estelle.
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7 October 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has had his wisdom teeth extracted.
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8 October 1944
Diamond comments on Estelle's paper on melodrama that she had written while at Northwestern University.
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10 October 1944
Diamond compliments Estelle on her dissertation on melodrama. He mentions that he has received a wedding invitation from "Ben & Beulah" and encloses it with the letter.
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12 October 1944
Diamond writes that he is in a state of semi-consciousness from fatigue.
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