Marina was uncomfortable at the Meller house, where there was very little room. She moved to Katherine Ford's house 965 where she apparently stayed from November 11 to 17. She indicated that she had decided never to return to her husband; 966 it was Mrs. Ford's impression that Marina was going to stay at other people's houses until a permanent place could be found for her.967 When Mr. Ford returned from a business trip on November 17, Marina and June moved to the home of Mrs. Frank Ray, where they spent the day. Mrs. Ray, the wife of a Dallas advertising man, was also of Russian origin. Since Mrs. Ray had no baby bed, Marina returned to the Fords that evening. On the next day, however, Marina moved her belongings to the Rays' house. That same day, Oswald called and asked to visit his wife, whom he had called and written. Mr. Ray picked him up and took him to Marina.968

Marina testified that at this meeting Oswald professed his love for her. She stated: "I saw him cry * * * [he] begged me to come back, asked my forgiveness, and promised that he would try to improve, if only I would come back." 969 On another occasion she said: "* * * he cried and you know a woman's heart--I went back to him. He said he didn't care to live if I did not return? 970 That same day she decided to return to him. Mr. Ray packed her belongings and took her back .to the Elsbeth Street apartment.971

Members of the Russian community who had taken care of Marina so that she would not have to live with Oswald felt that their efforts had been in vain. George Bouhe was so irritated that he never again tried to help either of the Oswalds.972 Contacts between them and members of the Russian community diminished markedly.973 Oswald did not care for most of these people and made his feelings apparent.974 Even the De Mohrenschildts, whom he liked most, saw much less of them.975 Lydia Dymitruk, another Russian born woman in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, testified that she saw the Oswalds on only one occasion, and did not care to see them again. She drove Marina and June, who had a high fever, to the hospital; Oswald told the hospital that he was unemployed in order to avoid paying for June's treatment and later left Mrs. Dymitruk without thanking her.976 Mrs. Ford testified that Marina had told her that she contemplated suicide during this period because Oswald was treating her badly and she had no friends; she felt that she had "no way out." 977 Marina acknowledged to the Commission that she had had such thoughts.978

In an effort to renew family ties, Robert Oswald wrote to Lee and John Pic on November 17, inviting them and their families to Thanksgiving dinner. Lee accepted the invitation. He and Marina traveled to Fort Worth by bus on Thanksgiving Day, and John Pic and Robert met them at the station.979 Pic had not seen his half- brother for 10 years. He observed, as many others have also attested, that Lee seemed to be a good father and to take an active interest in June.980 After dinner, Marina phoned Paul Gregory, who later drove the Oswalds to his house for sandwiches and then took them to .the bus station for the return trip to Dallas.981 Thereafter, Robert spoke to his