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also directed as he played, and made the counter play between orchestra and piano quite splendid.

It's too late now for now to make any comments on Mother and Valentine's Day. I planned to sawy something in my long letter, but forgeciot to do so, damn it. What ever you did, or didn't do was O.K.- but let me know what you do was O.K. - but let me know what you decided. As to her birthday, I already have a present but will bring it in June, instead of taking a chance on the mails. It's about $20 worth, so I shouldn't spend much more. But maybe if wired flowers aren't too expensive we can split that cost on that - you check early and let me know. Her birthday is March 28 and I start the 3 week vacation on March 11, so maybe we ould set it up soon. I know of no particular favorite flowers; maybe a flowering potted plant of some kind would be good. What do you think, sweetheart?

This afternoon I'm going to go down to Beutelsbach to drop in the Krauters. I have the picture of Fritz in his Stanford T-shirt and wan to show it to htem. I mounted it befre realizing that copies can only be made before mounting, so maybe I'll just send you the slide to give to Arlene. What do you think? Then tomorrow I hope to visit the Fabiz family again- with my slides, since Herr Fabix is something of a camera bug too. Sunday we have a feast here- Valentines theme- to which much of the population f Beutelbach is invited. Last from 2-6 and is sort of our way of repaying social debts. So the weekend won;t be dull, even here at home.

We, my dearest, I have a chapter of music to read today, so I'd better get going I wish I could see you just once to hold you close, rest my head on your chest and pass my lips against yours, to show you how very, very much I loveyou. But I ugess for right now I"ll have to get along on the memories of all the beautiful, wonderful times we have had together and on the anticipation of June 11, when you'll be really mine again. After that I'll never let you go- at least not for 6 months at a time. But I guess we are lucky for this time because it has brought such fullness and sureness to our love, a kind we never could have had if we'd just been together every day at school, taking our clasesness for granted. I think back right now to your letter about our getting used to living with each other, and how you said we've already come a long way by our consideraing each others feelings and needs and thoughts. Darling that is so beautifully true, and I hope we can always, live under that value. To me that is most of what real love is, the expansion of two peple into one single unified couple, which think as one person and always looks out for the other half first, without thinking about. And that's part of the trouble with being over here: I can't comfort you and protect you and shield you in love in the same immediate way as I could at home. And that is much of my way of expressing my deep, true love for you. I hope, though that our letters (both writing and reading) do comfort you and give you moments of joy like those we have shared before and well soon share again. I love you so much Anne and I want you to be very happy, as you amost always are anyway, because of your wonderful outlook on life and just because you are so wonderful, and people love you for it. Gosh this is gettig to sound like stream of consciousness writing- But it's all trying to tell you the same old truth- I love you! love you, I LOVE YOU!

Goodnight, honey, and sweet dreams- of us! Pppffft and UGH!!!
Always your darling,
Your George