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Miss Ella Wexley (missella) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-06-18 11:21:00

Letter: to Robin from Ella
Item: letter to Robin
Warnings: none
Open to: Robin

Dearest Robin,

I am sorry to not have written for so long, but a great many things have been happening and only now have I had time to write to you about everything. I hope you are well and happy as you should be when this reaches you.

Father has passed away. I think this will encourage both John and Daphne to be married, which means I might be able to do the same myself. There are several gentlemen that I know who I might not mind spending the rest of my days with, but I worry that I will grow bored of them before they realise what a lovely young lady I am and bother to propose.

I envy you at times, my dear friend, because I imagine your life is far more interesting than my own. Despite any gossip that I might create or overhear, my entertainments are in short supply recently. The one highlight I can think of was the meeting of a gentleman at my father’s funeral. Mr. Brinsley is an American, from what I can tell of his manner of speaking, and I have also gathered that he is an MP, though he acts as a man who is carefree and defined by his own whims instead of politics. We had a lovely conversation in which we came up with a clever plan to make my sister truly happy. I shall not reveal the details here, lest our fabulous scheme fail. If it does come to fruition, however, be assured that I will share all details of the matter with you!

I may find myself in London sometime this summer if all goes according to plan. We shall have to see one another, if that is the case, as it has been far too long.

Please write back to me and tell me how you have been and anything exciting that has happened to you. I should like to live your own adventures through reading about them if you will let me.

Your friend,
Ella

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missella
2008-06-19 04:40 am UTC (link)

Dearest Robin,

I am terribly sorry to hear of your illness and wish you the fastest recovery! I cannot think of anything so dreadful as being ill. You must let me know as soon as you are well again! Are you being taken care of until you recover? If you are not being looked after I will come to London right away!

It is true that I am quite fond of Mr. Brinsley already, though I hardly know him. And as for my sister’s happiness, I am unsure. She is still mourning our father and it is diffuclt to tell how happy she is romantically. She has grown close to Doctor Perkins, he lives in London actually, and I daresay they might be in love with one another. But matters of the heart are so very complicated and I feel that she still misses her first love, who was supposedly executed in France. It is terribly tragic and her heart has suffered greatly for it. I am certain that with time she would become happy again on her own, but as her sister I feel it is my duty to help that happiness along in whatever way possible!

Even though it is less than proper for me to say, I find that danger is quite exciting. Of course this is only so long as the danger remains only a danger, and does not turn into harm. I am delighted to hear that you are practicing a play. I would think that acting would be very freeing, since you are not having to be yourself.

I am sure that we could find some sort of adventure when I am able to visit. London is such a brilliant city, full of every type of person and thing imaginable. When I do marry, I must marry a city man so that I never have to be stuck in the country unless I desire it.

Wishing you a fast recovery,
Ella

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