Dear Bentley

[Elsie Beauregard]

28th November 1884

Dear Bentley,

I got some very strange letters today. They were accompanied by flowers and their meanings and very flattering. I thought at first they might be from Tyb, because it's simply signed "T" but it's definitely not his handwriting. And as much as I adore Tyb, I don't think he knows what any flowers mean. I also doubt he would go to any length to hide the fact that he was sending them. Whatever it is we're doing, we're not exactly telling anybody, but we wouldn't have to hide letters.

I thought at first they might be going to the wrong person, but unless Adella has a new beau that we don't know about, I don't know who else they would really go to. Luce is getting married, Phee is at school and I certainly don't think Lottie or Leah are getting notes from a secret admirer. I suppose I'll just have to send everything back. They really have to have to wrong person.

Love,
Elsie