Isla Dear Isla, Most importantly, I'm so sorry not to have seen you since the preliminary; however, the truth of the matter is, after all, I just required an ideal opportunity for myself. I intended to bring in; however, there was such a huge amount to sort out. The bottom line is, I'm in Spain. Frantic, eh? However, I'll clarify. 'What?' I reread it, yet it actually says what I thought it said. I flick the warming on, the lights, and head through to the parlour, still with my jacket and cap on. It is freezing. Brock has cleared and laid the fire – the generosity of this motion doesn't get away from me, causes me to feel mean, dubious, wilted. I light up a match, hold it to the paper, and sit on the rocker to attempt to assimilate some glow from the early stage blazes. Checking the

