Charmed to only speak for him, the letter will read itself in a warm tone he may recognize from any night she’s gone to his bed.
10 August 1891
My dear insulted heart,Never have I been so eager to make amends. Perhaps I shall learn my lesson more fully if you require my apology in deeds in place of words - dearly hope you do. Your certainty delights me, but you must remember, I have a habit of counting things myself. Between your estate and my home, there are many rooms we have yet to thoroughly explore, a number exceeding twenty-one, I am certain. I wonder, my adventurer, where you will first claim your prize. What door will you pass and remember as the first place you could taste your given name on my lips? Where will you take a nightly brandy and remember the color of eyes that burn for you? How long before silk and velvet remind you of the same discarded at your command?
You underestimate what you awaken in me. There is no number of nights, no strength of body that can match my desire for your company. My darling, it requires considerable strength of will to remain out of reach even now. You say tonight, but until then, I will think of you and how I rejoice in being yours.
Angelica
P.S. You may keep my words for warmth. I will settle for a bath with the memory of your presence.