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Letter, Lucy Westenra to Mina Murray

           Hewasverycooloutwardly,butwasnervousallthesame. Hehadevidentlybeenschoolinghimselfastoallsortsoflittlethings,andrememberedthem,buthealmostmanagedtositdownonhissilkhat,whichmendon’tgenerallydowhentheyarecool,andthenwhenhewantedtoappearateasehekeptplayingwithalancetinawaythatmademenearlyscream. Hespoketome,Mina,verystraightforwardly. HetoldmehowdearIwastohim,thoughhehadknownmesolittle,andwhathislifewouldbewithmetohelpandcheerhim. HewasgoingtotellmehowunhappyhewouldbeifIdidnotcareforhim,butwhenhesawmecryhesaidhewasabruteandwouldnotaddtomypresenttrouble. ThenhebrokeoffandaskedifIcouldlovehimintime,andwhenIshookmyheadhishandstrembled,andthenwithsomehesitationheaskedmeifIcaredalreadyforanyoneelse. Heputitverynicely,sayingthathedidnotwanttowringmyconfidencefromme,butonlytoknow,becauseifawoman’sheartwasfreeamanmighthavehope. Andthen,Mina,Ifeltasortofdutytotellhimthattherewassomeone. Ionlytoldhimthatmuch,andthenhestoodup,andhelookedverystrongandverygraveashetookbothmyhandsinhisandsaidhehopedIwouldbehappy,andthatIfIeverwantedafriendImustcounthimoneofmybest. 

           Oh,Minadear,Ican’thelpcrying,andyoumustexcusethisletterbeingallblotted. Beingproposedtoisallveryniceandallthatsortofthing,butitisn’tatallahappythingwhenyouhavetoseeapoorfellow,whomyouknowlovesyouhonestly,goingawayandlookingallbrokenhearted,andtoknowthat,nomatterwhathemaysayatthemoment,youarepassingoutofhislife. Mydear,Imuststophereatpresent,Ifeelsomiserable,thoughIamsohappy. 

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