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thereoncelivedaladwhowasdeeplyinlovewithagirl,butdislikedbythegirl’sfather,whodidn’twanttoseeanyfurtherdevelopmentoftheirlove.theladwaseagertowritetothegirl,yethewasquitesurethatthefatherwouldreaditfirst.sohewrotesuchalettertothegirl:
myloveforyouionceexpressed
nolongerlasts,instead,mydistasteforyou
isgrowingwitheachpassingday.nexttimeiseeyou,
ievenwon’tlikethatlookyours.
i’lldonothingbut
lookawayfromyou.youcanneverexpecti’ll
marryyou.thelastchatwehad
wassodullanddrythatyoushouldn’tthinkitmademeeagertoseeyouagain.
ifwegetmarried,ifirmlybelievei’ll
liveahardlife,icannever
livehappilywithyou,i’lldevotemyself
butnot
toyou.nooneelseismore
harshandselfishandleast
solicitousandconsideratethanyou.
isincerelywanttoletyouknow
whatisaidistrue.pleasedomeafavorby
endingourrelationsandrefrainfrom
writingmeareply.yourletterisalwaysfullof
thingswhichdispleaseme.youhaveno
sincerecareforme.solong!pleasebelieve
idon’tloveyouanylonger.don’tthink
istillhavealoveofyou!
havingreadtheletter,thefatherfeltrelievedandgaveittohisdaughterwithalightheart.thegirlalsofeltquitepleasedaftershereaditcarefully,herladstillhadadeeploveforher.doyouknowwhy?infact,shefeltverysadwhenshereadtheletterforthefirsttime.butshereaditforafewmoretimesand,atlast,shefoundthekey