The 'Correspondence' Affair #2 - May 25, 1912 (Alexander to Millicent)

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From : London, England

May 25, 1912

Dear Millicent,

Your letter and I have finally caught up to one another. First, may I say that you have already expressed your thanks most abundantly and certainly need not worry about continuing to do so. It was my honor and pleasure to have been able to render such aid as I was able.

I did indeed make if back to London in good health, but was almost immediately requested to undertake an assignment that required my presence away from my flat for the better part of two weeks. I am no longer with the Foreign Office. At the moment, they are undergoing reorganization.

The portion of my assignment that I can mention now had to do with being one of the liasons present on May 13 at the signing of the royal warrant by King George that has officially added the Royal Flying Corp to Great Britain's military forces. I heard His Lordship mention his belief that we are entering a time of great changes and that he rather envied the two of us for the amount of changes that we are likely to witness during our lifetimes.

I suppose it is a two-edged sword that the world is becoming a smaller place with the advent of air travel. New ways to accomplish goals of travel and peace always add up as well to new ways to wage war.

In looking back over what I have already written, I cannot help but think that this is probably not an appropriate letter to be sending a twelve-year old young lady, but I have as limited an amount of dealing with twelve year olds as you said that you had yourself. And I fear that if I begin to censor myself, you will receive letters with nothing but remarks regarding the current weather - which would be bound to be as dull to read as it would be to write.

Speaking of other young ladies, do try to refrain from practicing violence on the gigglers. Patience in dealing with them will likely be a valuable asset later in life. Despite the advances in education, you are bound to run into any number of that type even after leaving the boundaries of the school. And, as you have already noted, in many situations, we are outnumbered by them. While we need not emulate them, neither do we need to eradicate them as they may serve some higher purpose that isn't readily apparent. I suppose that if nothing else, they stimulate the economy by constantly redefining what is and is not fashionable.

As a side note, please also try to refrain from flinging yourself from balconies. Any bout of giggles that might break out from you would be more likely due to something striking you as being uncommonly silly rather than any sign of mental weakness on your part.

Do let me know if this sort of letter is wholly unacceptable and I will try to adjust to a more suitable style.

Yours truly,

Alexander

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[mrua7.livejournal.com]

It's so great going back and reading these from the beginng! I have to tell you (you probably already know) This is one of my all-time favorite on-going tales.