Forget me never...

Letter 51

My dearest Eleonor,

Hello. How are you? I know that you will be very surprised to received a letter from me. I'm writing you to tell you that I've received Terry's letter in which he tells that he has a nine-year-old son. So I will take the boat to come and see my grandson. I would also like to enjoy this opportunity to see you on stage with our son. The great Eleonor Baker and her son, the King of Broadway. You will be quite a sensation, the both of you with your terrific talent. I'm eager to see you both on stage.

I'd also like to know what you are doing to help our son with his situation with Candy. You know that she is surely not the kind of wife I would have chosen for Terrence, not because she's an orphan, because many people are orphans, but only because she had no nobility title. I met her when I went to the College after receiving an anonymous letter telling me that Terrence had left college because of an orphan. I had decided to get Terrence to come back and to cut my donations to the College until his return. Candy hung on to my carriage when I left, she absolutely wanted to speak with me! We talked, and she made me understand that Terry was solitary and unhappy and that he had gone to America to pursue his dream and that I should leave him alone. Which I did. I also continued my donations to the College because of her. This little girl pleaded the cause of a school who had treated her so badly!!! I was impressed by her altruism. She had a pure heart. I would never have thought it years ago, but today, I think that she would be the perfect wife for Terrence. She could have used her son to break Terry's obligation marriage, but she didn't. She let him do his duty at her own expense and her son's. She is a good girl, she deserves to be rewarded after the sacrifice that she has made, she deserves to have her son and the man she loves. I presume of course that she is still in love with Terry like she was all those years ago. She had admitted as much to me. She knew him better than I did, better than anyone did. I would like to tell you that I am all for it and that I will do what I can to help you if that is the case. And I will convince you to help me out if you are not already doing something.

After all these years, I am eager to see you again. I was blinded by my duty instead of following my heart. My dream was to live with Terry and you. I should have stood up to my father and chosen love instead of duty... To see that Terrence was forced to do the same thing, flabbergasted me. Despite his rebellious character, he has still well remembered his gentleman's lesson; he fulfilled his duty. I'm proud of him for that. He found himself widowed, just as I did.

When I'll come to New York, I would like to know if it's possible that you give us another chance. I've never stopped loving you Eleonor. I know that time has passed and that you may have moved on with your life, but if such is not the case, I pray you to consider the offer of your old lover who didn't know to choose love at the time. I beg your pardon from the bottom of my heart.

I'm can't wait to see you again. I feel like a father who is finally returning home, to his family.

Love,

Richard