Of course, I miss Mother, but I know I'm going to have her again in just September--I forgot to say that Father is going to let me go back to school again this year ahead of his time, just as he did last year.
So you see, really, I'm here only a little bit of a while, as it is now, and it's no wonder I keep forgetting I am Mary.
I haven't got anything new for the love part of my story.

I _am_ sorry about that.

But there just isn't anything, so I'm afraid the book never will be a love story, anyway.
Of course, I'm not with Mother now, so I don't know whether there's anything there, or not; but I don't think there will be.

And as for Father--I've pretty nearly given him up.

Anyhow, there never used to be any signs of hope for me there.