Sidney Parker (sidneyparker) wrote in sanditon, |
Mr. Sidney Parker to Miss Charlotte Heywood Miss Heywood, I must now apologize for any delay in my own response — I had assumed your last message came from my brother, as you might have guessed. And now I have revealed myself as a man who does not promptly return all correspondences from his own flesh and blood. I can't imagine the realization must come as a shock to you, but allow me to make a case for myself. Tom's errands often necessity that I set a full day aside But I do not reply with the sole intention of making excuses. I confess your letter took me by surprise. I had wondered after our last conversation if you would return. Trafalgar House could not ask for a better addition, and I would be lying if I did not admit that your presence in Tom's finances make my appeals to the banks easier, or at least more organized. I presume he has seen fit to employ you again, and it is not merely a social visit that draws you back into my sphere once more? Your acquaintance, Mr. Sidney Parker |