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increased immeasurably. [Wynne?], did
you know that I personally went over
and bought Ramey a bottle of beer at
my own suggestion? And that I have
told men who said they were going
on a spree -- "Well, have a good
time. You deserve it, I guess." And
that I can understand why men
in armies are much more excusable
for sexual indulgence than men in
happy homes (tho' I confess that ^while in
theory I understand why so many yield to
that very powerful temptation, actually I
am as much of an uncomprehending
Puritan as I ever was!) Yes, I've gone a
long ways these eight months, and
I've yet a long, long ways to go.
But my lover, I am not afraid
of the way the trials of your uniformed
life have left you. Fire may melt
gold but it cannot destroy it. And I
have found that among the returned
men, the man with the strong
character has grown stronger with
his experience. It is only the