The 'Correspondence' Affair #36 - December 2, 1913 (Millicent to Alexander)

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From : Thun, Switzerland

December 2, 1913

My dearest Alexander,

I know the odds are against you seeing this until next year, but I wanted to drop this note to let you know that the package from Lisbon arrived as well as your letter that you wrote last month.

Thank you so much for finding my mother's gravesite. Perhaps if I cannot visit it in the near future, I could possibly get a photographer to capture the image for me so that I can see it for myself. I suppose photographs have come to mind as the lady in waiting that I am now a ward of has sent a photographer to the school so that she might get a look at what I look like. I suppose it might lead to awkward questions if someone were ever to ask her about me.

She has also requested that I write her at least twice a year so that I might keep her abreast of my studies and the progress I have made. I will, of course, endeavor to keep her happy as she has made my life far simpler. Except, of course, for Lavinia. But then, Lavinia is a force unto herself and rather like a mosquito. Even when she isn't biting, her buzzing can make one mad. I try to ignore her, but she lays the blame for the loss of her maid on my shoulders and has become most unpleasant of late. Not that she was the most charming of companions before, but at least then she was just being herself. Now she seems to go out of her way to be rude.

I will be keeping the package to the side as I did last year and open it on Christmas Eve at midnight. This year seems to have fairly flown by with as many things as have happened in it. Where ever your travels find you on Christmas, I hope that you are safe and well. You will certainly be very prominent in my thoughts.

Always yours,

Millicent

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Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Millicent is already displaying her patience at such a young age. She has quite an observant head on her shoulders, which in the future will come in handy won't it.

I agree with her statement: "This year seems to have fairly flown by with as many things as have happened in it. " Amen to that my dear.

[avirra.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with the year flying by as well - we're over half-through with October and I swear it only seems like a couple of months ago that we were saying Happy New Year *l*.