Dear Jacqui,
There can be few sights as majestic as an otter, swimming at full pelt with a struggling fish in its mouth. This is why I chose to send an etching of this image to Jorge, my adopted Chilean schoolboy at his home in the Atacama desert.
Do you think this was appropriate?! My friend George (no relation to Jorge) believes a nice letter about the weather, or a sturdy pair of sandals would have been a better gift. I struggle to see his logic, and maintain that a 10 year old boy would love an etching, I know I did (I actually etched competitively for Norfolk as a child).
I am writing to you as a woman of good standing in the hope you can set my mind at ease. I imagine you have gifted many etchings over the years, and look forward to hearing about them in your reply (please do not however reply with an etching, I have my quota).
Yours,
—
Herbert Rumbelow
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