Unknown Date (Elle to Annya)

Dear Miss Marianovski,

Your letter was unexpected and most welcome. I am not good at flowery thanks, so I'll just say plain thanks.

You be careful with Connie. He's handsome and charming and all, and of course we grew up together, but there's enough about him to trouble a girl's mind right on to madness and in a queer way I figure I got off easy. Not even just a girl's, his old school chum has been in the sanitorium for a couple months and I'm not saying I know why, but . . . it's not too hard to figure after a while that nothing sticks to Connie.

But if you've made up your mind and it sure sounds like you have, then you'd do as well to enjoy yourself and treat him kind. For all he's never had a day of trouble in his life he's maybe had cold kindness, too.

Anyway this isn't what I meant to say but it's been so long since I had a woman friend to talk things over with. I suppose I sound right foolish. Well, I won't tell Con you sent me the money and I expect I won't have to bother you again.

Yours truly,

Eleanor Everett

PS. I have enclosed a ha'penny in case you are curious to see some British money.

ENCLOSED: One ha'penny coin.