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           Ibroughtitwithmetosendfromtheseparts,asChesneyWoldmightbeapainfulnamejustnowtothepersonit’swrittento.Iamnotmuchaccustomedtocorrespondencemyself,andIamparticularrespectingthispresentletterbecauseIwantittobebothstraightforwardanddelicate."Herewithhehandsaletter,closelywritteninsomewhatpaleinkbutinaneatroundhand,totheironmaster,whoreadsasfollows:MissEstherSummerson,AcommunicationhavingbeenmadetomebyInspectorBucketofalettertomyselfbeingfoundamongthepapersofacertainperson,Itakethelibertytomakeknowntoyouthatitwasbutafewlinesofinstructionfromabroad,when,where,andhowtodeliveranenclosedlettertoayoungandbeautifullady,thenunmarried,inEngland.Idulyobservedthesame.IfurthertakethelibertytomakeknowntoyouthatitwasgotfrommeasaproofofhandwritingonlyandthatotherwiseIwouldnothavegivenitup,asappearingtobethemostharmlessinmypossession,withoutbeingpreviouslyshotthroughtheheart.IfurthertakethelibertytomentionthatifIcouldhavesupposedacertainunfortunategentlemantohavebeeninexistence,InevercouldandneverwouldhaveresteduntilIhaddiscoveredhisretreatandsharedmylastfarthingwithhim,asmydutyandmyinclinationwouldhaveequallybeen.Buthewas(officially)reporteddrowned,andassuredlywentoverthesideofatransport-shipatnightinanIrishharbourwithinafewhoursofherarrivalfromtheWestIndies,asIhavemyselfheardbothfromofficersandmenonboard,andknowtohavebeen(officially)confirmed

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