![]() ![]() She wasn't on her feet much, but remained in very good spirits, or at least it seemed to Arthur. Everything hurt, from Isaac kicking her constantly in the ribs to the sharp pains from her joints and swollen feet, to the ache of her back and hips when she stood for too long. But truthfully, putting his thoughts to pen seemed an insanely daunting task to Arthur, one that taking care of Eliza seemed to give him a good excuse to ignore. Eliza assured him she didn't mind, and in fact she was even looking forward to meeting Mary someday herself, given that Arthur thought so highly of her. The baby would come any day now, and Arthur could tell she was more miserable than she let on.Īs for him, he had finally worked up the courage to write to Mary. She winced as she walked, and her gait was more of a waddle. "You talk like a hillbilly but your writing is like poetry," Eliza clarified, bending down slightly to kiss him on the cheek and then immediately retreating to a wooden armchair near the fireplace on the cabin's farm wall. "It's a little formal for you," Eliza admitted, "but then your writing style is very fluent and eloquent compared to the colloquial way you speak." Eliza's hands rested gently on his shoulders, and she read the letter as he wrote it, there at a desk in her house in Bear Glen. Seeing you would make me a very happy man.Īrthur set down his pencil and looked at his work in the warm, golden glow of a kerosene lamp. ![]() It isn't too far by train and stagecoach from your father's farm. If you are able, I currently reside in Bear Glen, North Elizabeth. I have thought of you often since your letter, and if you aren't married just yet, I would like to meet and just talk about things. ![]() It's a long story, and one I would like to tell in person, if you will have me. Been a pretty rough go of it for me, and I have been very busy. I apologize for my silence these past few months. ![]()
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