Dearest Pearl,

I shall send it off to you directly, Dear. Franco will be delighted to have more room in the garage. He has been pestering me to sort through the storage areas on the estate since Christmas. They are simply packed with lovely old things from my travels.

And how marvelous that you know of Mandalay. Few remember how charming a place it was before its terrible troubles began. I lived among the natives there for a bit. They loved me for my cultured ways. I taught them how to pick lint off socks and soak prunes in Armagnac for a special treat. Poor savages that they were, they were unable to teach me much in return. Even their beloved ostriches were hopelessly backward and unable to fly. My houseboy could make them run like the wind though. He was a darling lad. For a native, I mean.

I Remain Your Devoted Miss Blue