Although we have never met, I feel sure that you are the man for
whom I am looking, which conclusion has been reached after
carefully considering your letters. Why have I taken so long to
decide? Perhaps I can answer that better when we meet. Do not
forget that the name of our station is the same as that of the
house--Guir. Take the evening train from New York, and you will be
with us in old Virginia next day, not twenty-four hours. I shall
meet you at the station, where I shall go every day for a month, or
until you come. You will know me because--well, because I shall
probably be the only girl there, and because I drive a piebald
horse in a cart with red wheels--but how shall I know you? Suppose
you carry a red handkerchief in your hand as you step upon the
platform. Yes, that will do famously. I shall look for the red silk
handkerchief, while you look for the cart with gory wheels and a
calico horse. What a clever idea! But how absurd to take
precautions in such a desolate country as this. I shall know you as
the only man stopping at Guir's, and you will know me as the only
woman in sight.
Of course you will be our guest until you have proved all things to
your satisfaction, and don't forget that I shall be looking for you
each day until I see you. Meanwhile believe me
Sincerely yours,