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February 12, 1947
Dear Mother and Daddy,
I'll have to confess that I haven't been able to do much studying this week. As is usual about this time of year I have my little troubles with the boys I know. It seems that the situation up at the Delt house has become almost unbearable for the two boys with all the remarks that were continually being made about their both being interested in me; so Art brought the subject up and has been talking about it to me for the last three days. It has been extremely unpleasant, and I have not been able to keep my mind on much else. But at least they are not going to talk about it to me anymore. I got out of the situation without committing myself either way; it would have really been impossible for me to do so because they are both so different; I can have a perfectly wonderful time whenever I go out with either one of them. Besides if I had chosen one of them I would have probably just gone out with the one from then on, regardless of who asked me out. I really don't know what is going to happen now, but I do know that I won't quit going out with Jack, and as yet Art hasn't said any thing about breaking the dates I have with him; so I don't know whether I will still be going out with him or not. Anyway I can study now without having to think of answers to tell those boys. I am going to spend the entire afternoon in the library where neither of them will know where I am; so that I can get a little of my work done. Yesterday was just plain gruesome. Art had me out all afternoon talking to me, and he just didn't get through in time to get me back to dinner; so we had to phone in and say we were going to be late and couldn't make it for dinner. Jack was coming over that night, and of course I got back just as he was walking in the door. I didn't know what to do; so I just waited a few minutes and then walked in alone. He was in the card room
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and didn't even see me; so I just yelled to him that I would be down in a minute hoping that he would think I was just upstairs. I find out this morning though that it caused an absolute uproar at the Delt house; everyone knew Art was out with me and they all kept trying to stall Jack off until Art got back. But that was impossible because Jack is always early anyway. It was really sort of funny, but I certainly don't want anymore of that business. Now that everything is more or less settled just the way it was before, I am going to hide out for a couple of days where no one can find me and get a little something done. I have started to read a book about John Brown, and it is very interesting; so I think I will just let that worry me for a little while.
Love to all,
Mary
