\"He’dwriteusdaily，andwe’dseehisfaceOnceeveryyear。\"SuchwashispromisegivenThemornheleft。ButnowtheyearsweresevenSincelasthelookedupontheoldenplace。
He’dbeenthroughcollege，travelledinalllands，Sailedoverseas，andtrodthedesertsands。
Wouldwriteandplanavisit，then，erelong，WouldwriteagainfromEgypt，orHongKong—
Somefancycalledhimthitherunforeseen。
Soyearshadpassed，tillsevenlaybetweenHisgoingandthecomingofthisnote，WhichIhidinmybosom，andrepliedToAuntRuth’squeries，\"Whatthetruantwrote？\"