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The 'Correspondence' Affair #37 - January 1, 1914 (Alexander to Millicent)
From : Florence, Italy
January 1, 1914
My dearest Millicent,
First, happy birthday, my darling girl. I stayed up until midnight to wish it on our star, then found myself too awake to sleep. Hence this letter being written in the very early morning hours.
I must admit that I rather enjoyed the look of surprise on your face when your headmistress called you to her office and you saw me there. My word, if it weren't for those eyes of yours, I don't know that I would have known you. You must be a good four inches taller now and I can see why Lawrence was referring to you as tiny. It wasn't your height. That growth spurt of yours has made you willowy.
I feel a bit deceptive with your headmistress as she seems to continue to mistakenly assume that we are related, but I wasn't about to object since it allowed us to leave the school grounds together and spend Christmas in town. It was most enjoyable to be able to exchange our gifts in person for once. Speaking of gifts, I know by the time I am writing this that you will have opened my birthday present to you and hope that you like it.
You might be wondering what I am doing in Florence, Italy. I am not exactly sure myself. The famed Mona Lisa painting, as you may have heard, was stolen from the Louvre some time ago. It was recovered just a few weeks ago here in Florence. The thief is claiming that he believed that painting had been stolen by Napoleon from Florence. Apparently there is some concern in some quarters that someone else was behind the theft. While that does not seem to be the case and I am not certain why my services were requested, I certainly didn't object to seeing Florence even if under these circumstances. The Mona Lisa has been returned back home, as I will be heading home myself soon if nothing else crops up.
I should mention that with the blustery weather here, I have already made good usage of the scarf and gloves you gave me for Christmas. I wish we would have had more time together, but perhaps we will not have as long between visits in the future.
Always yours,
Alexander
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January 1, 1914
My dearest Millicent,
First, happy birthday, my darling girl. I stayed up until midnight to wish it on our star, then found myself too awake to sleep. Hence this letter being written in the very early morning hours.
I must admit that I rather enjoyed the look of surprise on your face when your headmistress called you to her office and you saw me there. My word, if it weren't for those eyes of yours, I don't know that I would have known you. You must be a good four inches taller now and I can see why Lawrence was referring to you as tiny. It wasn't your height. That growth spurt of yours has made you willowy.
I feel a bit deceptive with your headmistress as she seems to continue to mistakenly assume that we are related, but I wasn't about to object since it allowed us to leave the school grounds together and spend Christmas in town. It was most enjoyable to be able to exchange our gifts in person for once. Speaking of gifts, I know by the time I am writing this that you will have opened my birthday present to you and hope that you like it.
You might be wondering what I am doing in Florence, Italy. I am not exactly sure myself. The famed Mona Lisa painting, as you may have heard, was stolen from the Louvre some time ago. It was recovered just a few weeks ago here in Florence. The thief is claiming that he believed that painting had been stolen by Napoleon from Florence. Apparently there is some concern in some quarters that someone else was behind the theft. While that does not seem to be the case and I am not certain why my services were requested, I certainly didn't object to seeing Florence even if under these circumstances. The Mona Lisa has been returned back home, as I will be heading home myself soon if nothing else crops up.
I should mention that with the blustery weather here, I have already made good usage of the scarf and gloves you gave me for Christmas. I wish we would have had more time together, but perhaps we will not have as long between visits in the future.
Always yours,
Alexander
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