Thereoncelivedaladwhowasdeeplyinlovewithagirl,butdislikedbythegirl’sfather,whodidn’twanttoseeanyfurtherdevelopmentoftheirlove.Theladwaseagertowritetothegirl,yethewasquitesurethatthefatherwouldreaditfirst.Sohewrotesuchalettertothegirl:
MyloveforyouIonceexpressed
nolongerlasts,instead,mydistasteforyou
isgrowingwitheachpassingday.NexttimeIseeyou,
Ievenwon’tlikethatlookyours.
I’lldonothingbut
lookawayfromyou.YoucanneverexpectI’ll
marryyou.Thelastchatwehad
wassodullanddrythatyoushouldn’tthinkit
mademeeagertoseeyouagain.
Ifwegetmarried,IfirmlybelieveI’ll
liveahardlife,Icannever
livehappilywithyou,I’lldevotemyself
butnot
toyou.Nooneelseismore
harshandselfishandleast
solicitousandconsideratethanyou.
Isincerelywanttoletyouknow
whatIsaidistrue.Pleasedomeafavorby
endingourrelationsandrefrainfrom
writingmeareply.Yourletterisalwaysfullof
thingswhichdispleaseme.Youhaveno
sincerecareforme.Solong!Pleasebelieve
Idon’tloveyouanylonger.Don’tthink
Istillhavealoveofyou!