Pièce 32 - Letter from Mal Diamond

6 sheets, 1 env.

Is glad to hear from PS, urges him not to overdo things and look after his health; describes working as a waiter to pay his passage to the U.S. on board the 'Marine Tiger'; has taken to scratching himself for hours again, but is better when he is around Frances [Whyte]; saw Uncle [Sid] Lovett, Chaplain at Yale, who advised him to marry Frances, get psychiatric treatment at once, take money from his father, and approved of Frances' idea that he take an MA in Philosophy; shares his admiration for Frances, would marry her now if it weren't for her Catholicism; went up to Union Theological and saw [James] Muilenberg, who went all out to get him accepted by Columbia and Union, is a candidate for the PhD in the Philosophy of Religion supervised by a joint faculty board from both universities, has started the semester 3 weeks late, with exams and term papers for five courses; has not wanted to see people since his return, but saw Harold [Rosenberg?] and is working to reestablish their relationship; the U.S. seems vulgar and terribly wasteful compared to Europe; hopes the letter doesn't worry PS, his was very welcome.

Year supplied from postmark.

Return address 280 Riverside Drive, New York 25, N.Y. USA. Addressed to Peter Shaffer, Trinity College, Cambridge, England.