In what way could she do it first, and then tell him afterwards?
At last she determined that she would write a letter to M.Urmand, and show a copy of the letter to her uncle when the post should have taken it so far out of Granpere on its way to Basle, as to make it impossible that her uncle should recall it.

Much of the day after George's departure, and much of the night, was spent in the preparation of this letter.

Marie Bromar was not so well practised in the writing of letters as will be the majority of the young ladies who may, perhaps, read her history.

It was a difficult thing for her to begin the letter, and a difficult thing for her to bring it to its end.

But the letter was written and sent.