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Keeping his promise
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
November 11, 1907
Dear Mom and Dad,
I needed a break from studying, and writing a letter home seemed like a good way to take care of something I've been meaning to do at the same time. It will not be a long letter, as I still have a good amount of reading to do before I go to sleep, and I don't want to inconvenience Charlie. He likes to retire early, after all.
I suppose classes are going well. It was not easy to find professors who were willing to allow me to begin their classes two weeks late, and only one of them was kind enough to provide a list of material I could read in advance in order to keep up. Even then, it was difficult to find time to retrieve the books from the Boston Public Library and then, to do any reading at all. I find the professors to be demanding, but fair. And, in all honesty, I believe that the time I have spent living on my own while playing ball has helped me considerably. Some of the other fellows can hardly take care of themselves.
I have seen Sarah once since I arrived. it amuses us to think that although she's two years younger, as far as Mount Holyoke and Amherst are concerned, we are now classmates. And, considering the fact that I can only attend half a year at a time, she will be graduating twice as fast. The literary society of which she has recently become a member attended a social at Amherst three weeks ago, and we spent most of the evening together. We continue to write to each other, and I believe I might try to call her on the telephone, if I can learn from her where one might be available for her use.
Well, my history reading isn't getting any shorter, so I must close now. Give Emily a hug for me, and write to me soon.
Your loving son,
Patrick
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