Page 21 of Lady Emily’s Matchmaking Mishap (Merry Spinsters, Charming Rogues #5)

Dear Fenn,

I have so many wishes, I hardly know where to begin! I wish to see the opera at Covent Garden, the Royal Menagerie, and the entertainments at Astley’s Amphitheatre.

I wish to be clever and wise.

And most of all, I wish to see the ocean.

Can you grant any of these?

Yours truly,

Little Wren

My dear Wren,

You ask for so much, Little Wren! But one thing at a time, for even a forest fay must have his limits.

For now, I shall grant only one of your wishes. Enclosed, you will find a sketch of the ocean by a man named Turner. They say he captures light as no other can, and he is often called ‘the painter of light’. I hope it brings you joy.

Your humble servant,

Fenn

My dearest Fenn,

The picture is so beautiful! I have hung it in my room, and it is the first thing I see when I wake. Thank you from the depths of my heart!

I am not an artist like Turner, but I have made you a little bookmark as a small token of my gratitude. I hope you like it.

Yours truly,

Little Wren

Little Wren,

Your bookmark is most delightful, and I shall use it every day, thinking of you whenever I turn a page.

But there is something I have been wondering about. I have seen that you are still running about barefoot, even though you now have stockings. Pomona green silk stockings! Forgive me for asking, but… is it because you do not have any shoes?

Your servant,

Fenn