The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still
“It was damp outside and a sodden parcel lay on the metal step, addressed to me. It was from Chastity. Inside was a piece of wedding cake wrapped in a red napkin. Next to it, a letter written on lilac Basildon Bond notepaper that was almost certainly kept by her aunt in a zip-up leather case along with matching envelopes. Matching your letter paper and envelopes is like polishing the heels and toes of your shoes with equal dedication: not many people do it nowadays, but those who do would contin...ue to do so even in the event of a nuclear war. The letter was neatly written in a childish variant of Victorian copperplate that hinted at many hours spent practising beneath the unflinching gaze of her aunt: Dear Louie, Please do not condemn Meici. I know this will be hard for you to believe in the circumstances but he loves you, more perhaps than you can imagine. In fact, we both do. This misunderstanding that has arisen has also driven a wedge through my own heart. We are both so happy now, together at last, and the only pall over our joy is the knowledge that fate prevented you from attending our wedding.MoreLess
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