65- Corporal Jerry Dougan

Jerry, that's perox. I think these midterm exercises are going to be this afternoon.

I don't know. Ted Metcalf told me yesterday that they were always pretty short. Not like the ones at the end of the year. At the end of the year they give out the diplomas and make promotions and stuff like that.

A major Davis announces promotions of non-cons now too. I mean corporals and sergeants. Yeah, I know. Hey Lee, you'd better get all dressed instead of standing looking out of the window. I'm dressed. Oh, no, you're not. You haven't got your belt on. Oh, I forgot.

Lee. Yeah. Don't feel so bad. About leaving pharaohs, I mean. Maybe something'll happen at the last minute. Maybe when you get down to Maple Ten and talk with Mr. Thorpe, it won't be as bad as you think it is now.

Oh, it'll be bad, all right. Mr. Thorpe wouldn't have written me the kind of letter he did if it wasn't there. Oh, you got a letter from him too, huh? Mm-hmm, yeah, this morning. Oh, what do you say, Lee? Do you mind telling me? No? No, of course not. I'll read it to you.

I've already put it in my bag. Where is that? Yeah, here it is. Well, here it is. Oh, listen down a minute. We've got time, I guess. Okay. Ready? Yeah, go ahead. My dear Lee, you have by this time, of course, been informed by Major Davis of the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the present financial status of Waterman and Phillips.

I'm aware that you will be very naturally extremely disappointed at learning of the necessity of your leaving Perilch's military academy. There's very little more that I can say to you by the written word that I shall explain everything to you when you arrive home.