Chapter 10 A Letter From Georgiana
A Letter From Georgiana
Dearest brother,
I know that I have not written much since your return to London. I apologize. The days have been busy with friends calling to offer condolences on Father’s passing. Shortly after the funeral, I felt terribly lonely, but the company has done much to remedy that.
Even so, Mother and I still miss you terribly.
If it is not uncouth to say, I believe that none of us fully got to appreciate each other when Father was around.
Not that he was here at the house much. Only that when he was, we all tiptoed around each other like scared animals, afraid to set off another… well, you were here. You know.
And now, when he is gone and we might finally be able to enjoy one another’s presence to the fullest, life has split us all up once again.
Mother is so busy taking over the estate duties, and you are in London, and I am with friends.
It is both beautiful and awful, in the way that all great changes are beautiful and awful.
I do not wish to guilt you on your newfound freedom, of course. I know that you had a lot on your shoulders here in Derbyshire. I only wish you to know that you are greatly missed, and that seeing you again will be a great boon for both Mother and myself.
I do not have much else to report. Mother is doing well with the estate and the servants. I daresay that being mistress of the house truly suits her disposition. She is so much more confident in herself since Father’s passing.
She did mention that she has been unable to find the financial reports for the home, however.
Would you happen to know where she might find them?
I know that you typically take care of such things, but she is eager to do whatever she can to unburden you whilst you are handling the rest of Father’s properties down in the city.
If you happen to know of the location of the documents, do write back quickly. I shall gladly pass the message along to Mother.
I hope you are doing well. Please write about all the grand things of London that I am to experience next year.
Your beloved sister,
Georgiana