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There's a port on a western bay - Zelda Darrow - January 10, 2025
Alfred,
December 31st
Happy New Year's! By the time you get this letter, it will be 1895. Hopefully you're reading my note before you open the other piece of paper — Orion wanted to send you a drawing he did of Yorick, which we all agree looks just like her with his new drawing pencils that he received for Hanukkah. (I anticipate more drawings will follow. I shall continue to explain them.)
Everyone is a bit overwrought after so many trips to Hogsmeade — we actually spent last night at my father's for ease, which he loved, but was a bit of a dire routine change for the children after they had so much excitement with their cousins and the sufganiyot and late bedtimes for so many evenings. (I'm bringing them to your brother's next time we head over — sufganiyot, obviously, not late bedtimes or the other Fisk cousins. Even Christian children should have the joy of jelly doughnuts.) So we're going to stay at the Sanditon tonight, everyone is having an early bedtime, and perhaps we shall find our way to the Padmore Park celebrations tomorrow (it's reopening.)
Anyways, the other reason I'm writing is that Ari announced yesterday that he's going to a private institution to get well. I know that there was so much else going on when we started realizing that there was something odd with him, but I just feel so guilty — he's quitting the hospital! And obviously things never got better in the way we hoped, if he has to go away and leave his work. I hope this helps. I really, really hope this helps.
Anyways — much love from all of us. Tell us how the Voyager is, and we're all very excited to see you in the New Year!
Everyone is a bit overwrought after so many trips to Hogsmeade — we actually spent last night at my father's for ease, which he loved, but was a bit of a dire routine change for the children after they had so much excitement with their cousins and the sufganiyot and late bedtimes for so many evenings. (I'm bringing them to your brother's next time we head over — sufganiyot, obviously, not late bedtimes or the other Fisk cousins. Even Christian children should have the joy of jelly doughnuts.) So we're going to stay at the Sanditon tonight, everyone is having an early bedtime, and perhaps we shall find our way to the Padmore Park celebrations tomorrow (it's reopening.)
Anyways, the other reason I'm writing is that Ari announced yesterday that he's going to a private institution to get well. I know that there was so much else going on when we started realizing that there was something odd with him, but I just feel so guilty — he's quitting the hospital! And obviously things never got better in the way we hoped, if he has to go away and leave his work. I hope this helps. I really, really hope this helps.
Anyways — much love from all of us. Tell us how the Voyager is, and we're all very excited to see you in the New Year!
Z
J. Alfred Darrow
RE: There's a port on a western bay - J. Alfred Darrow - January 11, 2025
6 January
Zelda,
Sorry to be brief, but an institution? What's it called? What's it meant to do? And who's idea was this exactly?
Not to be alarmist, but I've never heard of someone leaving an institution. Ari may have been acting off lately but he's not mad. This is mad. Someone's already realized that, surely — by the time you get this letter maybe it won't matter because someone will have stopped all this.
Alfred
Sorry to be brief, but an institution? What's it called? What's it meant to do? And who's idea was this exactly?
Not to be alarmist, but I've never heard of someone leaving an institution. Ari may have been acting off lately but he's not mad. This is mad. Someone's already realized that, surely — by the time you get this letter maybe it won't matter because someone will have stopped all this.
RE: There's a port on a western bay - Zelda Darrow - January 18, 2025
Alfred,
January 12th
Love, I don't want to tell you you're worrying too much, but I really don't think it's that dire — the place is called East Staple House, in the village of Staple in Kent. It was Ari's idea, too, no one's sending him there.
O's sketch this week is a much better rendition of The Wanderer than his dog drawings have been. Everyone sends love, again! Carina has started to get into trying to climb, especially out of her crib — I suspect she'll be tearing around the house at a run by the time you get back.
O's sketch this week is a much better rendition of The Wanderer than his dog drawings have been. Everyone sends love, again! Carina has started to get into trying to climb, especially out of her crib — I suspect she'll be tearing around the house at a run by the time you get back.
Z
RE: There's a port on a western bay - J. Alfred Darrow - January 18, 2025
16 January
Zelda,
What do you mean it was his idea? Who's put him up to this?
Alfred
What do you mean it was his idea? Who's put him up to this?
RE: There's a port on a western bay - J. Alfred Darrow - January 18, 2025
16 January
Evander,
Is something wrong back home? Has anything happened to Zelda's family? She's sending me letters that don't make any sense. Have you seen her brother Ari Fisk, or heard anything about him lately? Send me a newspaper or something, if anything's happened — will be home soon as I can.
Alfred
Is something wrong back home? Has anything happened to Zelda's family? She's sending me letters that don't make any sense. Have you seen her brother Ari Fisk, or heard anything about him lately? Send me a newspaper or something, if anything's happened — will be home soon as I can.
RE: There's a port on a western bay - Evander Darrow - January 21, 2025
20th January, 1895
Alfred,
You can’t just start off letters like that, you know, without warning – I thought someone must have died.
I will admit that I have not seen her brother lately... not that I see Ari Fisk regularly to begin with. There’s nothing of note in the papers, though I’ve sent one along. Apparently he has left his position at Hogsmeade Hospital, though (suddenly, and perhaps for good?) – and seems presently not to be at home with his wife and son. I asked Konstantin Fisk, but all he said was that he was unwell. A man must be very unwell to just abandon their family and their household that way, but*
Is something wrong? I’m sure Zelda would know more than I do.
Evander