not to disappoint ed and ate th fresh bread.

    Se of ste any ation, I requested some rose-petal jam, a spoonful of o te before topping off my meal. After on to deliver tters to my melancholy Shekure.

    I, S of folding and putting a  to dry yesterday o tell you. But  peepiently ing for tters from Black and  as I sensed t my fatified, I also kneerest in me  eternal. ed to be married, and because ed to be married,  me,  me, aking care to fall in love h her beforehand.

    In tc Ester s, as sy look. I realized t since ress, s be reporting to  the case.

    “My black-eyed girl, my dark-fortuned beauty, my stunning beauty of beauties, I s of nonsense,” said Esthis.”

    Sook out tters; I snatco a corner  could still  passed bet be able to see my expression, I turned my back on ter first.  about t. “Don’t be afraid, Suation,” I said to myself and began reading ter. he verge of madness:

    S I kno in t concerned. In my dreams, I see myself ced ops. Every time you leave one of my letters—t I kno. I’m ing in  you’ll respond time. t, everyone’s spreading t: You’ve dreamed t your  you’re free. I cannot say ’s true.  I do kno you’re still married to my older broto t my fatified, o to urned  your fat your to come back to tely.

    After reading tter a second time, I pulled myself toget Estioning eyes, but sold me not hasan or Black.

    I pulled out t I kept ry, placed a s of paper on t to begin ing a letter to Black when I froze.

    Someto mind. I turned