So far, however, Cyrus had not molested her out of school,
nor had he as yet thumped Willy Fraser--who was reported to be
very low in his spirits over the whole affair.
And now Cyrus had written Cecily a letter--a love letter, mark
you. Moreover, he had sent it through the post-office, with a
real stamp on it. Its arrival made a sensation among us. Dan
brought it from the office and, recognizing the handwriting of
Cyrus, gave Cecily no peace until she showed us the letter. It
was a very sentimental and rather ill-spelled epistle in which the
inflammable Cyrus reproached her in heart-rending words for her
coldness, and begged her to answer his letter, saying that if she
did he would keep the secret "in violets." Cyrus probably meant
"inviolate" but Cecily thought it was intended for a poetical
touch. He signed himself "your troo lover, Cyrus Brisk" and added
in a postcript that he couldn't eat or sleep for thinking of her.
"Are you going to answer it?" asked Dan.
"Certainly not," said Cecily with dignity.
"Cyrus Brisk wants to be kicked," growled Felix, who never seemed
to be any particular friend of Willy Fraser's either. "He'd
better learn how to spell before he takes to writing love
letters."
"Maybe Cyrus will starve to death if you don't," suggested Sara
Ray.
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