Dear Pearl,

The most exciting news, Pearl! Linguini and Louise are sparking! What joy! Glocca Morra left her in a most romantic frame of mind and then Linguini's Nessum Dorma swept her right off her feet. Fanny says we should give them the rest of the month off. And I'd love to. But custom dictates a certain decorum, even indifference, be observed about the lives of others. So I shall strive for that. I suppose it is the right thing to do. For appearances, I mean.

Your Devoted Miss Blue