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Conger Reynolds correspondence, February 1918
1918-02-17 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 10
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by smoking cigarettes. And - sh - she drinks too - not to be naughty, but because drinking is a perfectly proper and natural thing for her to do, being from France. Almer drinks also - more than he ought to, although he has a marvelous ability to be a tank without showing any ill effects. I have no prejudice against them on account of the habit - think it is quite all right for them to have their cheering glasses - although I have no inclination to follow them in the quantity of their consumption. You will not either, but I had rather you knew what to expect of them beforehand than to be struck all at once by the decided contrast they will furnish to people as they grow around Cottey. No doubt the contrast
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by smoking cigarettes. And - sh - she drinks too - not to be naughty, but because drinking is a perfectly proper and natural thing for her to do, being from France. Almer drinks also - more than he ought to, although he has a marvelous ability to be a tank without showing any ill effects. I have no prejudice against them on account of the habit - think it is quite all right for them to have their cheering glasses - although I have no inclination to follow them in the quantity of their consumption. You will not either, but I had rather you knew what to expect of them beforehand than to be struck all at once by the decided contrast they will furnish to people as they grow around Cottey. No doubt the contrast
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