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. …

…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