March 19th, 1890

Alfred,

I'm relieved to know you're alright. Please, let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Even if it's as simple as keeping you company during the day. Mars has finally hired a new manager for the shop, so my time has freed up considerably.

I attached the letters you sent me home with last week. Keeping them here feels more like an omen than a favor to you. Sorry...

Jo

  

March 20
Jo,

Thank you for keeping the letters, and for returning them. I'd forgotten you had them but they certainly don't need to be sent now.

And while I appreciate the offer, I fear you'd find me boring company at the moment. All I'm doing is recuperating, which is to say, doing nothing much at all. If you have any good luck charms you'd like to send to the Voyager it seems like she might need them (at this point more than I do).

J. A. D.

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MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER

March 20th, 1890

Alfred,

I don't need much in the way of entertainment, so the offer stands if you're bored.

I'm afraid the captain from the Serena is taking his sweet time returning my trunks. The few good luck charms I had were in them, though considering how long this has taken how lucky can they be? Thank you for reaching out to him to begin with. He said I'll have them by the end of March when they dock in London again.

Jo

  

March 22
Jo,

Well, if you don't mind me looking and acting like an invalid, I suppose I really couldn't turn down a visit. Something to break up the monotony a bit. You know where to find me.

He ought to have done better than the end of March — but I'm glad to hear there's some progress, at least. I suppose if he's cooperating I shan't get him kicked out of port when he comes back — unless you tell me there's any more trouble with the trunks, of course.

J. A. D.

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MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER