April 25th, 1888

Miss Scrimgeour,

There are many whispers around the hospital as to where you might be and what might have happened to you. I am quite worried, really. I don't presume to know you very well but you have always struck me as the sort that would have to be dying to not be at work without due notice.

Please do put me at ease and let me know if you are all right. If you are not, please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of service to you.

Sincerely,
Richard Gladstone

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April 27th, 1888

Miss Scrimgeour,

I have not heard from you nor has anyone else, it seems. Please, I implore you, write back and let me know if you're all right. I cannot stand the thought of something having happened to you.

Sincerely,
Richard Gladstone

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April 28th, 1888

Miss Scrimgeour,

I am sorry if I am being quite a bother but there are many people worried about you and your well being. My sisters say that you must have run off with some man and eloped with him but I feel they are misjudging you entirely. I know you a bit of a sight better than they do for I actually work with you daily - or did - and they only know what they read in that torrid gossip rag they subscribe to.

Even if that were the case, I feel you would at least assure your friends that you are safe and sound when they express worry. At least, I have always considered us to be friends.

Sincerely,
Richard Gladstone

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29 April, 1888

— Mr. Gladstone —
I am alive, and decidedly unmarried, but to entrust you with the former detail is to trust that you will not tell anyone under any circumstance. I hope that knowing I am safe is enough to soothe your worries.

Affectionately,
— Miss S —

  

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— MJ is MAGICAL —

April 29th, 1888

Miss S,

I am indeed glad to hear it though do not seem likely to stop my worrying until I see you safe and sound with my own eyes. I will not tell anyone if you wish it but you leave me with more questions than answers.

I am, however, quite relieved that you are safe and hope that the time I can see you again will come soon.

Sincerely,
Richard Gladstone

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02 May, 1888

— Mr. Gladstone —
I picked some of these today and they made me think of you. I hope you like them.

— Miss S —

attached is a Self Heal, Seam Campion, and a Hebridean Spotted Orchid
all of which (especially the latter) are native to the Hebrides

#casualhinting

  

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— MJ is MAGICAL —