9/27/11 (Conrad to Tom)

Dear Tom,

Thought I'd drop you a note, seeing as how you wrote me and I'm posting several letters this afternoon.

Wish you were here celebrating with me, it'd be just like Oxford but without the rules, not that breaking the rules wasn't half the fun.

Met the actress Laura Dawson on the boat ride over. Fabulous dancer. Gave me a special performance on my birthday if you know what I mean. But, that's not the sort of thing you write your friends about, is it?

Just kidding, the joke's on you mate, but maybe next time I'll pull out a spade. Which reminds me, I won several hundred pounds over bridge on the boat. Told you I wasn't the worst player in the world.

Although, being bad at cards does make me lucky in love, well, that's what they say, isn't it? I suppose Marjorie likes to think that. I can't believe I lost her address. It's a good thing I posted her letter a few days ago, but I'll have to wait now for her reply before I can write her again.

In any case, old chap, stay well and get out of there soon so we can start feeding you on expensive restaurant food and wine and go ballying about like we used to.

Best of all,
Conrad