July 8, 1851

Mari,

You don't understand. My parents made a decision years ago for goodness-knows what reason but they made a promise and I most definitively plan to uphold it. Albert truly is nice in his own right and his family isn't terrible. They have already made plans and announcements for the marriage in one month and have been saved two hundred dollars - Two Hundred Dollars, Mari, for us to start out with.


This decision is no longer in either of our hands.
- Ana