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Paul approached the reception desk at the medical centre and greeted Michelle as he now did each morning.
“Oh, Dr Webster, there’s a letter here for you.” She opened one of the desk drawers. “The mail room found this letter caught at the bottom of the mailbag. It wasn’t discovered until yesterday and they’re afraid it has been there quite a while. They sent their apologies.”
She handed it to him. Blazoned across one corner were the words Strictly Personal. Strange. He couldn’t think of anyone who would write to him at work rather than at home.
“Thanks, Michelle. Better late than never.”
She looked at him oddly. Had she expected him to chew her out? The letter’s late arrival wasn’t her fault.
He went into his office, put away his things in the locked cupboard, and then slit open th
