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settled down to try & turn inside-out. The pediatrician
says She's perfect. By the way, we're naming
her Eileen Therese, if the recording people ever get
around to coming in & asking me. I already called
FR. Ferney & told him to prepare for a Baptism. We never
got the christening dress made, but Jim's mother anticipated
that & is getting us a beauty she had spotted.

Your flowers arrived this morning. They are really
lovely, pink roses & white carnations, with little blue
flowers around a lamb, jumping over the side of the
bowl. Is Daddy duck-hunting these weekends?

One of my old professors, one I knew quite well
came roaring in last night. His wife has her 3rd
boy about 5 hrs. after we had ours. His other
two are 7 & 9 yrs. so he said he's naming this one
Charlie, "Good Time Charlie" that is. He says
boys are barbaric & congratulated us on having
nice civilized girl. Furthermore, he say he's going
to get himself fixed. I think he had been in the
cooking sherry most of the day. His wife is a nice
level-headed type, quite capable of coping with his
rare moods. We always got along well. I'm going
down to see her after a while.

Jim was supposed to wire Kevin last night & I
called Joe & Betty yesterday evening. The [announ?]