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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, November-December 1942

1942-12-16 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 2

to see you could take it that way. And he knew you would do a good job at whatever had to be done. It was chilly out and we talked south of the courthouse but I didn't feel cold when he was saying such nice things about you. He seems really interested in you. He told me of two engineers in army now on Alaska road who didn't like it a bit there. You need not worry about being a short letter with nothing to write when you write me a letter and say you "love my wife." Some men might think it wasn't worth there while to write to a wife when there weren't a lot of exciting things to write and when the conditions they were living in weren't satisfactory. But you understand that being told and told I'm loved is as exciting as any excitement in the world and a lot of trivial activities some call excitement don't mean much of anything. We can share things good and bad and tell secrets by mail until you can be here every day of the year. I cooked and ate a big supper. We'll have them everyday together too when you come home. Except for the day I wrote that one rough letter to you I've done fine being tough. I tell you that because I think you'll feel good when you think about it. It is understanding more and more how you feel so tender about me that helps me

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to see you could take it that way. And he knew you would do a good job at whatever had to be done. It was chilly out and we talked south of the courthouse but I didn't feel cold when he was saying such nice things about you. He seems really interested in you. He told me of two engineers in army now on Alaska road who didn't like it a bit there. You need not worry about being a short letter with nothing to write when you write me a letter and say you "love my wife." Some men might think it wasn't worth there while to write to a wife when there weren't a lot of exciting things to write and when the conditions they were living in weren't satisfactory. But you understand that being told and told I'm loved is as exciting as any excitement in the world and a lot of trivial activities some call excitement don't mean much of anything. We can share things good and bad and tell secrets by mail until you can be here every day of the year. I cooked and ate a big supper. We'll have them everyday together too when you come home. Except for the day I wrote that one rough letter to you I've done fine being tough. I tell you that because I think you'll feel good when you think about it. It is understanding more and more how you feel so tender about me that helps me