My dearest Catherine,
I trust that you are in tolerable health and that no great calamity has seen fit to befall you since my last.
I shall not do you the dishonour of extending your suspense further with an abundance of polite cordiality, but rather shall resume my tale with promptitude.
“Very well, I shall tell you” He allowed himself a moment for his breath to return and, straightening the folds of his flowing garment, he began; “I know not what the weapon is.”
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