Mr. Kennedy himself would feel
that he could take no steps to enforce your return after
what he did yesterday. Indeed, if you could bring yourself
to face the publicity, you could, I imagine, obtain a
legal separation which would give you again the control of
your own fortune. I feel myself bound to mention this; but
I give you no advice. You will no doubt explain all the
circumstances to your father.
I think I have now told you everything that I need tell
you. The thing only happened yesterday, and I have been
all the morning busy, getting the injunction, and seeing
Mr. George Kennedy. Just before I began this letter that
horrible editor was with me again, threatening me with
all the penalties which an editor can inflict. To tell
the truth, I do feel confused among them all, and still
fancy that I hear the click of the pistol. That newspaper
paragraph says that the ball went through my whiskers,
which was certainly not the case;--but a foot or two off
is quite near enough for a pistol ball.
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