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THE AUNT TO JULIETTA.

“At last, dear children, there is a letter from the Three-years-mute. How these

wonderful people are wonderful indeed! He thinks that all his articles and tokens

are as good as one single good word that one friend can say or write to another.

He really imagines that the balance is in his favor, and wants us on our part to do

what on his own he so harshly and unkindly denied us. What ought we to do? I,

for my part, would at once meet his wishes with a long letter, if my headache did

not  announce  itself,  and  scarcely  allow  me  to  finish  the  present  letter.  We  all

wish  to  see  him.  Take  the  matter,  my  dear  ones,  in  hand.  If  I  have  recovered

before  you  have  finished,  then  I  shall  contribute  my  own  quota.  Choose  the

persons and circumstances as you like best; describe them. Divide them between

you. You will do it all better than I. I suppose the messenger will bring me back

a line from you?”