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your letter came just in time. When I found I could not get a room at the Northampton Inn, I was seriously thinking of going down to Burmuda3 and side-stepping the Smith Commencement4. ( I won't stay with Professors and help them pay off their social debts, you know.) But since you think Virginia5 would be disappointed, I will manage to be there. I have written the hotel at Amherst6 to engage a room, but have had no reply. Of course everything is crowded at that season. I'm going not at all for the degree, which I certainly don't need, but on your account, and on Mother's7. When I thought it over, I was sure that she would want me to be there. I have not even written Virginia since Christmas. I have not done a stroke of serious work this winter. My correspondence and business affairs have driven me to the limit all the time. I had lost a good deal of money on bonds going bad, so I've simply devoted my time to getting rid of the old municipals which used to be so good, and putting the money into Tel. and Tel, and into Government bonds. Of course I've had to sell at 60 to 75, but it was the only thing to do. I've had Alfred Knopf's8 lawyer9 to help me. But such transactions, together with the awful Income tax I have to pay, have broken up my winter completely. I'll do the best I can to represent you at Commencement and keep Virginia from feeling lonely.
With a heartful of love, Willie April 3