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Date Posted: 16:58:00 04/12/02 Fri
Taking the letter from Sam, Lily prized open the seal carefully. Inside lay 2 folded sheets of paper. One addressed once more to Mr. Frodo Baggins the other to Lily herself.
Deciding to read Frodo's lette first Lily started to unfold the note. It was not long, a single side, her own was 3 sheets thick. Sam mumbled something about it being rude to read other people's letters but Lily ingored him, reasoning that it was from her mother and therefore her right to read it. The ink had run with the waters of emotion but the writing was clear enough to make out.
Dear Mr. Baggins,
or maybe dear my darling Frodo. These days I am so confused that sometimes I think I would forget my head, were it not firmly stuck on, I am therefore baffled by these formalities. I never saw a need for them actually.
Rumours have spread to Bree. They are saying, that you have gone, left with the elves. I have tried to conceal it from Lily, telling myself it is for her own good because you should not listen to idle gossip that most certainly is not true.
Except I am not sure now whether I am right. You have not written in years and even the most steadfast of hearts must have a limit.
It is time to tell Lily the truth.
I am dying and I cannot face the thought of telling her face to face, so like the coward I always was, I have sent her to you.
If you've gone, the other letter will tell all that I could not.
I remain as always,
yours Blue Brandybuck
Tell her the truth? That was weird as was the confusion about the titles. Lily read the last line out to Sam who sat, wide eyed.
"Let's see what the next letter has to say," she said, dropping the one to Frodo into her lap and reaching for the other.
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