CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley
Villa Eden Au Lac
Montreux July 1816
Darling Mary (my inquisitive Eve),
Forgive the addressing of this correspondence, but I was uncertain as to the surname under which you had recorded your residence in Montreux. I recognize these Europeans are more acceptable of our lifestyles, but still I am sensible toward your reputation, as you are to mine.
Rumor has, just this morning, reached Geneva of the ghastly occurrences in the surrounds of your village. I will not go into details with this script; however, knowing your penchant for obtaining the most obtuse facts about all affairs, I am certain you are well aware of recent events.
Your stepsister, Miss Claire Clairmont, will journey from Villa Diodoti to Montreux on the midmorn
