Dora Says I Live In A State Of Virtual House Arrest
Dear Readers,
When Mr. Byrne and I got back from the trolley wreck we told my father what had happened. He immediately cabled Sir Adolphus Ware, Edward's father, complaining about Ali. He asked if Ali was still at Ware Hall or if he was gone. My father could not believe Ali was in England.
Sir Adolphus Ware wrote back a couple of days later saying that Ali was not at Ware Hall. He had left the property at the same time Edward shipped off to the Dardanelles and I left to go back to Pittsburgh with my parents. He cannot imagine why Ali would show up in Pittsburgh.
My father said that response showed that you could not trust Europeans, not even Englishmen, not even Edward's father!
Since the trolley wreck my father won't let me leave the house or grounds. I spend my days walking up the driveway to the mailbox by the road and back again, waiting for Edward's next letter. I cannot imagine what horrible thing will happen in the world beyond my house next. It all started with the Lusitania and it gets more explosive all the time.
Sincerely yours,
Dora Benley
P.S. My adventures during the Great War are detailed in the first volume of my memoirs, KIng Abdullah's Tomb.
When Mr. Byrne and I got back from the trolley wreck we told my father what had happened. He immediately cabled Sir Adolphus Ware, Edward's father, complaining about Ali. He asked if Ali was still at Ware Hall or if he was gone. My father could not believe Ali was in England.
Sir Adolphus Ware wrote back a couple of days later saying that Ali was not at Ware Hall. He had left the property at the same time Edward shipped off to the Dardanelles and I left to go back to Pittsburgh with my parents. He cannot imagine why Ali would show up in Pittsburgh.
My father said that response showed that you could not trust Europeans, not even Englishmen, not even Edward's father!
Since the trolley wreck my father won't let me leave the house or grounds. I spend my days walking up the driveway to the mailbox by the road and back again, waiting for Edward's next letter. I cannot imagine what horrible thing will happen in the world beyond my house next. It all started with the Lusitania and it gets more explosive all the time.
Sincerely yours,
Dora Benley
P.S. My adventures during the Great War are detailed in the first volume of my memoirs, KIng Abdullah's Tomb.
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