Item 44 - Letter from Mal Diamond

Is leaving Vermont for the weekend to go back and be interviewed by three members of the religion department [at Sarah Lawrence College?]; was most amused by Peter's letter; received Bruce [Hunt]'s letter; will drop Donald [Friedman?] a card; discusses Peter's sexual fears, and says Peter is 'living with a fearful curse' and should go ahead with Louis's advice [?], 'I cannot help praying for something else - you do what you must though'; his sickness is frightening, and refers to the things Peter has told him he can see, and doesn't know how much Peter consoles himself 'into believing that the vision is inextricably involved with the illness'; briefly describes Buber, wishes he could give an idea of what he's going to write his dissertation about; had hoped to get going on his research this summer but his German remains basic, is flirting with multiple women he describes but does not name; describes his big year ahead; has enjoyed living in [Middlebury].