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NIGHTCAP LETTER No. 2 FROM AUNT FANNY, 7
INTRODUCTION TO BELLA'S LETTERS, 45
THE NIGHTCAP LETTERS, HOW THEY CAME TO BE WRITTEN, 51
FIRST LETTER, 64
SECOND LETTER, 69
THE FIRST LETTER FROM CHARLESTON, 73
THIRD LETTER, 76
FOURTH LETTER, 94
FIFTH LETTER, 127
SIXTH LETTER, 159
THE RETURN, 174
NIGHTCAP LETTER No. 2 FROM AUNT FANNY.
_You little darling:_
What _do_ you think happened the other day? why, a lady came to see me,
bringing with her just about the dearest little Kitty that ever lived.
Not a Kitty with whiskers, and four paws, and a fur coat, but a sweet
little girl _named_ Kitty, with lovely blue eyes, a great many soft
brown curls, and the same number of sweet rosy lips that you have. How
many is _that,_ I should like to know? I had never seen the lady, or the
little girl before, and of course I did not know their names until
afterwards. So I bowed, and smiled, and looked as pleasant as ever I
could.