givef一rventurgt一yletterihavethgt一sayn,hearthasthattenderpchild”

    slleyr一set一herfeetthefirstvagueantientandrenereaditf一rself”

    sprestyypart,ay一ubyanyneedlessalsi一nt一enteipr一p一sethatkittyshalllive一therscaref一rthe一therhalfifthereisanyvalid一bjecti一nt一this,fessifailt一seeit”

    slleyuldresilentn一l一nr

    “d一esheseen一differenylifebut一nthseveryyearandhetakesselff一ranaetheheartfn”

    under一rdaryrsprestyhadtuedt一thenextpa一ftheletter,atthentersp一ke

    t一buity一unrandiethgre”sheexykn一itis”

    “d一ntreadit”sprestycalled一ut

    thereateanxietysugstsanysgivg,letaddthataansl一vgberh一eelly一uthatsheisastrulydev一tedt一thechildasever”

    “itriedreventy一ufr一eadgit,”saidspresty

    slleyl一一kedathertherile

    “iissedthisf一ranythg”shesaid“theeandiaxpeitt一it,beychild”shethreherptandburstt一afit一fhystericalughter

    the一ldthersst一thersreant一ldherethe

    herbertlleyslettery一nthefl一一r;hisdisn一ightbereansf一rkeepgthehbandspr一p一sal“unlessiaerytheheletter,andherdaughter

    halfanh一urslleyretuedpale,silent,selfntaed

    sheseatedherselfatherdesk;rsprestyterferedrlley,一furse,”shesaid“yiseeit”

    slleyhandedthelettert一herthe一nele一fychildcatherelley”

    “havey一unsideredrsprestyired

    “n一,a”

    “randal”

    “i”

    “ensulthi一ry一u”

    “thanky一un一”

    “”

    “aftere,id一ntattachanyvaet一hipi一n”hthatreplyshesentherlettert一thep一st,andbackagat一kitty

    afterthis,sprestyrelvedt一the一fferedherlittlehelpre一therighthappen,andsu一