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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, April-December 1943

1943-10-24 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 2

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always used the expression "white wash the cat" or "when are you going to white wash the cat?" if they thought somebody was getting too fussy or particular. 
It is very quiet here. I'm writing on the card table with the lamp Miss Gardner bought setting on it. Right by the telephone table in order to get benefit of the light and the register too. It is nice and warm, the furnace works fine and I had about the right fuel in it for the day. It is very quiet and not a lonely night. It is almost like I worked with you here. The nice thing (among many nice things) about a husband is that he never goes back on you. I've thought that several times especially, lately. You know I get impatient, and it  has seemed to me several people who could well exert themselves a little to help in volunteer work have been

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2 always used the expression "white wash the cat" or "when are you going to white wash the cat?" if they thought somebody was getting too fussy or particular. It is very quiet here. I'm writing on the card table with the lamp Miss Gardner bought setting on it. Right by the telephone table in order to get benefit of the light and the register too. It is nice and warm, the furnace works fine and I had about the right fuel in it for the day. It is very quiet and not a lonely night. It is almost like I worked with you here. The nice thing (among many nice things) about a husband is that he never goes back on you. I've thought that several times especially, lately. You know I get impatient, and it has seemed to me several people who could well exert themselves a little to help in volunteer work have been