Dear Pernel,
This is the voice of your old, alas forgotten friend, Virginia -
...
Of course, I have myriad of things to say to you, but your silence which has now lasted 10 years, 56 days and twenty minutes, rather appals me. Everything I can think of appears trivial against that mighty and impressive wall. Only a tragic death can possibly break it down, or a divorce, or some catastrophe - none of which has happened.












