I've only got a little time; so I'll keep this short. Please tell Sarah and the others to let me have my quill and paper back! It's been months and this is the first time I've been able to sneak paper proper enough to write on and some bit of charcoal into my room.

You must miss me so much; I haven't been able to write in such a dreadfully long time. Every time I badger Sarah for something to write on, and write with she'd always go, "Master's orders" but I am sure you wouldn't do that—she's a filthy liar, that's what she is.

I have never made any request from you but please hear me out this once. It's been so long, and I miss both you and Mary dreadfully so, I would really like to come back to London. I know it's bad for my health and it's true the air here is much better, but I am so terribly, terribly bored. I think I have read almost every single book in your library now—and it's almost as big as Town Hall!

Anxiously awaiting your reply,

E.