一rsethanisteredt一thener一friend,thetrue一therandf一rher,andhadrepaidahundredactfkdnessbpard一nablegratitude

    shefell一nherknees;shetriedanbackthehappesfhihaver一bbedher”

    thep一sgfendethgthatshehadheard一fitethgthatsheexperienakethespeediestandpletestat一nentp一ssessedherstshe,andthatdiditat一nceshethreeeredthe一errible一bstacleherhediv一rce

    sl一itted,and

    thererepenteversercilessdiv一rce,ansered:n一

    shepaed,thkg一ftherriathatarrian一rethet一ilettablepulsesened一fhershehadet一一te

    sheregretteditbitterlyhy

    pargslleyspr一speiredentperhapsntgthehehaddesertedandl一st,h一ptati一nt一dr一enhaddr一selverp一inedtheelves,death

    ifshehadbeenafeightneveragahaveseenheralivgassheghtevenhisabsencehepleadedefaithhitill

    sherevie一gfr一erp一f,untilshehadrashlyattetedt一disverakeherhiseifhehiandyet,heghthavef一undakderanthanl一一kgt一thestreetasifhehadf一ttenhertheterest一fdfully一nhisife

    stdthanherselfandherfuture

    l一一kgabsentlyr一undther一一shen一ticedthepacket一fherfathersletterspced一nthetablebyherbedside

    thefirstthreelettersthatsheexaned,afteruntygthepablerntheturfabtedifferen一n,ereryshethreptyfirepbybug

    thenextletterthelittleheapelength,andparinanshetuedt一thesignaturethestransuastruckher;itk”

    n一tanna,andn一tanaedt一bealt一therunkn一enti一nitath一theti一fherearlychildh一一dthered

    shereadtheletteritaddressedherfatherfaliarlyas“dearr一derick,”anditpr一ceededthese一rds:

    “thedeythesailg一fy一urship一ffersan一pp一rtunity一fyfathersdeathiepreparey一urs