Dear Godfather and Godmother,
I am writing to you so as not to kill Mother, whom such a shock
would surprise too much. I was wounded on the ... at ... I have two
terrible wounds and I cannot last long. The surgeons do not even
attempt to conceal this from me. I go without regret, with the
consciousness of having done my duty. Kindly break the news to
my parents the best way you can; they should not attempt to come
because they would not have time to reach me before the end.
Farewell to all you whom I have loved.