dear friend when a day brings petty aggravations and my poor frayed nerves are all askew i forget these unimportant matters pouring out my hopes and dreams to you as i rest my pen and look around me i can see the summer disappear oh dear friend all at once autumn s here good morning ms ritter oh good morning arpad look autumn ooh ah good morning ilona here you are on this first october day the quintessence of autumn i do hope you ve forgiven me about our little misunderstanding last night i just can t bear it when we quarrel can you darling truthfully go to hell dear friend with november just around the corner i ve a feeling you may also share do you feel an undertone of discord and a sense of tension in the air mr nowak must this sidewalk always be covered with leaves uh no sir but mr maraczek mr maraczek if it weren t for your endearing letters i d be flying south with all the geese by the way have you read war and peace good morning mr nowak ah congratulations ms balash i see you re on time today so sorry to disappoint you oh but i m not disappointed far from it let s just call it surprised they always argue why is that well it s a simple chemical reaction you see when two people like each other very much they like each other well i think so they like each other very much well don t you think we should tell them arpad my boy they d never believe us oh look winter dear friend have you set your calendar for tuesday when we bring this \ georg chapter to a close when i meet my lady of the letters who puts tiny faces in her o s in the freezing weather of december i ll be warmly waiting for our date until then count the hours oh i m late for work i m late 