A Letter From Ackley to his Mother Concerning Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salenger's "Catcher in the Rye".

Dear Ma, I know it's been a while since I wrote you, but I've been pretty busy with school and all, and I haven't had much time to get around to it. I hope everything's going good. Is Uncle Robby doing any better? I hope he can make it for Christmas eve. I've been hoping for a new wrist watch, in case you were running out of ideas for presents, or haven't bought any yet. …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…guy to see a movie, and he didn't seem half as much of a madman. He's definitely a moody, unstable type. Anyway, like I said, not that much is new. I've got a lot of stuff to do, and this letter probably needs to be mailed pretty soon if you're going to get it before I see you for Christmas, so I'm going to get going now. Hope everyone does well until then. Yours, Ackle