Dear Pearl,

The strangest coincidence, Pearl! Just two seconds before I received your letter I had been entertaining Daphne, the Doolittle's pantry maid. She'd dropped by for a chat with Louise, not realizing Louise was with you. (Tell Louise Daphne says hello and is NOT dating Jeremy Tippler anymore as his prospects for advancement have dimmed following an impromptu liquor cabinet inventory taken by none other than General Confusion himself! Jeremy is living with his mother until his hands stop shaking all the time and the fog clears a little. Louise has never approved of him and will be glad of this turn of events I'm sure) Well, dear, it seems that every household in Wiltshire - including the Doolittles - has experienced saucer losses in the last few weeks. Mostly of the Blue Willow and Blue Danube Patterns, with the occasional Plaid Salmon taken as well. You don't think that Linn Soo. . .Oh I never did like that friend of yours, Pearl. I would keep all your dishes under cover for a couple of months until this whole Wiltshire robbery story dies down.

I Remain as Always,
Your Devoted Miss Blue