* * * * *
_4:15 P. M._
Since four o’clock my heart has been beating to bursting. You are not
yet here, my darling. The seconds seem hours to me. My ear is
listening--perhaps they come to call me. I cannot hear; I am waiting.
* * * * *
_5 o’clock._
I am more calm; the sight of you has helped me. The rapture of having
held you in my arms has done me immense good. I could not wait for the
moment. I thank you for the joy that you have given me. How I love you,
my good darling! Let us hope that some time all this sorrow is to end.