"Short letter" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... an agreement, Isabelle. Thee is to write a short letter to thy father every Sunday, and the rest of the letter hour can be devoted to thy 'regular parents.' This letter thee will post to me, and—since I have no 'regular daughter'—every Sunday afternoon I will post a letter to thee. Is that ...
— The Cricket • Marjorie Cooke
... as to the facts of the case. She had, no doubt, condoned whatever Mr Rubb had done. Mr Rubb undoubtedly had her sanction for keeping her money without security. Therefore, by return of post, she wrote the following short letter, which rather astonished Mr ...
— Miss Mackenzie • Anthony Trollope
... want letters from here—who'll run from morning till night collecting material cheaper? I'll write a short letter twice a week, for the present, for the "Age," for $5 per week. Now it has been a long time since I couldn't make my own living, and it shall be a long time before I loaf ...
— The Boys' Life of Mark Twain • Albert Bigelow Paine
... a short letter imploring him, if he loved her as she loved him, to try and forget her, except as one who would always watch over his interests, and weep ...
— A Perilous Secret • Charles Reade
... who, it would seem, also had things which needed attention and felt that time pressed, took pen and wrote a short letter. Next he summoned a clerk and gave orders that it was to be delivered two hours ...
— Pearl-Maiden • H. Rider Haggard
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