Chapter 18My Dearest Darling Rachel,
You and Phillip have been traveling across the countryside of America? How exciting! I would love to come to the Americas, well, except for the long voyage. You saw Indians? How exciting. You must tell me all about them.
Oh, my dear, Rachel, I have so many things to tell you. First, being married to Ian is the most blessed thing I can imagine.
Second, Lord Symington died. They say he was found in the Wilkinson's outhouse. I guess it gave Mrs. Wilkinson quite a fright. The local officials feel that he was not thinking right, went for a walk, had to use their outhouse and fell in because he was so thin and frail. Quite befitting, would not you say?
If Phillip should ever go on a long military maneuver, or transfer to a post where you cannot join him,
