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Letter, Lucy Westenra to Mina Murray

           HerewasIalmostmakingfunofthisgreathearted,truegentleman. Iburstintotears,Iamafraid,mydear,youwillthinkthisaverysloppyletterinmorewaysthanone,andIreallyfeltverybadly. 

           Whycan’ttheyletagirlmarrythreemen,orasmanyaswanther,andsaveallthistrouble? Butthisisheresy,andImustnotsayit. Iamgladtosaythat,thoughIwascrying,IwasabletolookintoMr.Morris’braveeyes,andItoldhimoutstraight... 

           "Yes,thereissomeoneIlove,thoughhehasnottoldmeyetthatheevenlovesme." Iwasrighttospeaktohimsofrankly,forquitealightcameintohisface,andheputoutbothhishandsandtookmine,IthinkIputthemintohis,andsaidinaheartyway... 

           "That’smybravegirl. It’sbetterworthbeinglateforachanceofwinningyouthanbeingintimeforanyothergirlintheworld. Don’tcry,mydear. Ifit’sforme,I’mahardnuttocrack,andItakeitstandingup. Ifthatotherfellowdoesn’tknowhishappiness,well,he’dbetterlookforitsoon,orhe’llhavetodealwithme. Littlegirl,yourhonestyandpluckhavemademeafriend,andthat’srarerthanalover,it’smoreselfishanyhow. Mydear,I’mgoingtohaveaprettylonelywalkbetweenthisandKingdomCome. Won’tyougivemeonekiss? It’llbesomethingtokeepoffthedarknessnowandthen. Youcan,youknow,ifyoulike,forthatothergoodfellow,oryoucouldnotlovehim,hasn’tspokenyet." 

           Thatquitewonme,Mina,foritwasbraveandsweetofhim,andnobletoo,toarival,wasn’tit? Andhesosad,soIleantoverandkissedhim. 

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