Chapter 8 Letter Six Julie to Claire

Cousin, do you want to mourn that poor Sayotte for the rest of your life?Do you want to forget the living for the sake of the dead?Your grief is justifiable, and I grieve as you do.But, is it possible to be so sad all your life?Since your mother died, she has taken care of you with all her heart: she is more your friend than your housekeeper; she loves you, and loves me because you love me; she has always taught us to be sensible and honest.I know all this, my dear, and I am willing to admit it.But you have to admit that this aunt is also outspoken in front of us. She unnecessarily told us some private things that shouldn't be said.She's always telling us about sex, and the affairs of her youth, and all the tricks men do.So that we don't fall for the traps of the men, if she didn't teach us how to set them, she taught us a lot of things that girls shouldn't know.You should comfort yourself about her death, thinking of it as throwing away a loss that will surely be compensated.At our age her preaching was beginning to be dangerous, and perhaps God took her away just in time, seeing that she had been bad with us all along.You should remember what you said to me when I lost one of my best brothers.Is Sayotte more precious to you than he?Should you mourn her more?

Come back, my dear, she doesn't need you anymore.well!When you're wasting time grieving needlessly, how can you be so unafraid that you're going to grieve someone else?You know my inner distress well, why don't you worry about your friend falling into the danger that you can avoid if you just show up?what!How much has happened since you were gone!You would tremble with horror to know how much danger I was in by my carelessness.I want to get out of it.However, I can't tell anyone, only you and I can tell my heart.So come back quickly.I know you deserve your care for that poor nanny, but I'm the one who needs your care the most.She is gone, what you should care about is her family, and it is better for us to pay attention to them here than you stay alone in the country, which can let you fulfill your wish of repayment and allow you to take care of your friendship obligation.

After my father was gone, we went back to our old way of life, and my mother left me less often, though more out of habit than mistrust.But social activities still took up a lot of her time, and she was unwilling to give up these activities to take care of my studies, so Bobby took her place and watched me indifferently.Although I thought the old lady was very reliable, I was still afraid to tell her about it.I'd rather play it safe without losing her respect, and only you can bring it all together.Come back, my Claire, come back quickly.You are not here, I am too lazy to go to class, and I am worried about becoming too learned.Our teacher is not only an excellent person, but also a moral person, but this is even more worrying.I was so satisfied with him that I was dissatisfied with myself: at our age, and with a man of his age, who was extremely virtuous, two girls were better than one.