Well, yes, all right, she tore past my last nerve weeks ago, but I will not make things worse for you, dear one. Mind you, once we manage to niffle out the extent of her conspiracy against you, all bets are off -- and I do believe you have earned the right of first casting. Begin planning now.

In the meanwhile, while we are writing somewhere darling Dolores cannot see the extent of our conversation -- is there anything in particular you'd like me to cover with the children? I am doing my utmost to correct for the travesty she is forcing upon them in your stead as much as possible, but I do not know how long I will be able to keep it up; best to get the critical things handled early.