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6.

react, feel aroused. But always, my reaction is to
think of you & long for you & feel tragically said that
you are so completely out of my reach. I promise
you that this is so (I wouldn't be telling you
otherwise) - I do want you to believe me. And
one of the most important reasons why, darling, is
my pride & satisfaction that you are prettier & more
attractive & lovely than anybody else; & so much
more alive & intelligent, & alive to what is going
on in the world today. And your expression & your
manner are so perfect, my darling. And I am sure
there is a bond between us, a strong one, but still
very easily bruised or bent - & that bond is caused
& has been built up by many things, a great &
growing love for each other - a wonderful & still
growing mental & physical knowledge of each other -
our unusual love for Lisa & our suffering together on
her account, & our everlasting memory of her, which
is a very complementary feeling - & now our love for
Marie who I have never seen. And also, there
seems to be growing up a new link or strand
in the bond, & that is our determination to try
to play a useful part in the future wellbeing
of our country & people.

I thank God that our feeling for eachother is warm &
passionate, & we shall have a wonderful reward. But
it makes life more difficult at the present time, even
if the reward will amply repay us in the future.