Parents And Children (2013)
“‘It is meant for us all. There is a note for me, that I have taken; Regan put aside a note for herself, with a look of promise at her husband.
‘Here is a letter addressed to Isabel,’ said Eleanor, turning out the envelope. ‘I had better see if there is anything in it, before it goes upstairs.’ ‘No, Mother,’ said Luce, putting out a restraining hand, ‘that is not the way to deal with letters. Let Isabel have it intact, as she would expect. That will teach her how to treat correspondence.’ ‘Does ...she not know?’ said Daniel. ‘Has she never seen any letters?’ ‘I daresay not addressed to herself,’ said Graham. ‘As she has no friends, she can only hear from her family. And they generally shares one’s life. In her case they always do.’ ‘Your father may have put in something as an afterthought,’ said Eleanor, still handling the letter.
‘Then Isabel will tell you of it,’ said Daniel.
‘I don’t know that she will. She is a strange, independent child.MoreLess
‘Here is a letter addressed to Isabel,’ said Eleanor, turning out the envelope. ‘I had better see if there is anything in it, before it goes upstairs.’ ‘No, Mother,’ said Luce, putting out a restraining hand, ‘that is not the way to deal with letters. Let Isabel have it intact, as she would expect. That will teach her how to treat correspondence.’ ‘Does ...she not know?’ said Daniel. ‘Has she never seen any letters?’ ‘I daresay not addressed to herself,’ said Graham. ‘As she has no friends, she can only hear from her family. And they generally shares one’s life. In her case they always do.’ ‘Your father may have put in something as an afterthought,’ said Eleanor, still handling the letter.
‘Then Isabel will tell you of it,’ said Daniel.
‘I don’t know that she will. She is a strange, independent child.MoreLess
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