The Love Letter (II)
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="delicacies">delicacies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Aunt">Aunt</span> <span word="Stephia">Stephia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="maid">maid</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Tnate">Tnate</span> <span word="Sanna">Sanna</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="messenger">messenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="him">him</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> - <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="voor">voor</span>-<span word="kamer">kamer</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutters">shutters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trembling">trembling</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="veneration">veneration</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadows">shadows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voor">voor</span>-<span word="kamer">kamer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="entered">entered</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="indestructible">indestructible</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="veins">veins</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Tante">Tante</span> <span word="Sanna">Sanna</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="sticky">sticky</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="peaches">peaches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>-<span word="aunt">aunt</span> <span word="Stephina">Stephina</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="converse">converse</span> <span word="gravely">gravely</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="happenings">happenings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sweetmeats">sweetmeats</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accompany">accompany</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stoep">stoep</span>, <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="quaint">quaint</span>, <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>.</p>
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