October 19, 1943

Dearest Hal,

One of the rugs you sent has already came as I wrote you Saturday, also the brass plates. I had to pay $11.25 duty on the rug but it was worth it many times. I think it is lovely and of course I’m terribly anxious for the others to come. Were all the rugs sent at the same time? I thought from one of your recent letters that perhaps they were.

I finally got around to fixing up the opals to mail so I hope you’ll get them real soon and can have them set for me. I would love to have the ring set with zircons all around it. I believe that would be possible but anything you select will be fine as far as I am concerned.

I miss you so dreadfully. I kept hoping that maybe you could come home but your last letter sorta’ made that plan fold up. The only thing for you to do is hurry up and win the war so we can be together again.

All my love,

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