The very few letters from Umberto Nobile to Hermine Speier in 1941 indicate that he is once again living in Joliet, IL at this time. He shares that, during his time in Joliet, his workload is exceptionally heavy (he mentions publishing and presenting a new work) and his solitude, unremitting. The delay in the postal service continues to be problematic for the couple’s communication. Nobile describes this period as the worst time in America he’s endured so far. In one letter, Nobile explains that - between the delay in mail’s arrival and his conviction that the trivialities of one’s life don’t matter when so many lives are at stake and the world is ravaged by war – he has lost the will to write. In one typewritten letter, he expresses his hope that having typed it will decrease the time that it takes for the English censors to process it and send it along; it is evident that censorship has become the norm by this time. Nobile continues to await news from Chicago regarding the status of his departure.