Dora Says The Christmas Wedding Is Off

Dear Readers,

I reaceived a letter telling me that Edward is getting transferred from the Dardanelles and is going off with a man named T. E. Lawrence. But they don't say where they are going. Even Edward's mother and father don't know.

Lots of time has gone by. It is getting close to Christmas. Is the wedding on or off? We have to know whether to sail to Britain or not. My father takes matters into his own hands and calls the British ambassador. The ambassador investigates and tells my father that Edward and Lawrence have been sent on a secret mission. No more information is forthcoming. I grab the phone and ask if we will be married at Christmas. The ambassador apologizes and says no.

Now I have to go to my room and gaze forlornly at the wedding gown hanging in the closet.

Sincerely yours,

Dora Benley
P.S. Sometimes I think I would rather relive the Lusitania than have to endure all this waiting and worrying about Edward.