BR TO KATHARINE TAIT, 23 FEB. 1944
BRACERS 52591. ALS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell

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HOTEL LAFAYETTE
UNIVERSITY PLACE AT NINTH STREET
New York 3, N.Y.
Feb. 23, 1944

Dear Kate

Thank you for your letter of Feb. 20. All you say about your thesis interests me — I think you will find that sort of writing grow on you, particularly when you no longer have to think of pleasing dons.

With regard to my coming to see you: I have lectures at Chicago ending March 22, and one at Smith Coll. Northampton Mass on March 27. I can therefore be at Cambridge Friday 24th to early Monday 27th. That is the only time I can come, so I hope you can fit it in somehow. You could get a good deal of work done, as we needn’t meet till tea-time each day. I very much wish to have the chance of seeing you.

What a nice letter you wrote to Conrad! It gave him enormous joy.

John wrote about his trust, but I haven’t answered yet. It is very generous of him, but I think unnecessary.

I am frantically busy, which means I am earning good money. I had $228.64 from England from your Trust; I am keeping it as you had $300 some time ago. But if you get hard up I can let you have another $100 if needed —

Goodbye with much love.

Yr aff
Diddy