Alfred,

February 14th

I hope you don't actually wish that we weren't courting.

The last time I talked to Jo before the luncheon she was very defensive about you, and I didn't understand why, and now everyone is acting like I'm being the strange irrational one here. I don't understand how I'm not supposed to have a reaction to any of this, especially not when I'm not allowed to go anywhere or do anything or actually talk to anyone without my family listening in all the time. I guess my only question is: is there anything you feel I should know about this?

Valentine's Day was always going to be sort of a wash if I couldn't see you, I think.

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Love,
Z. Fisk