Adelaine writes to Charles from Mecca. The letter is concerned with personal matters including her and Charles's health and comments about, and reactions to, information in previously exchanged letters. Persons mentioned in the letter include Hal (Hallie), Laurie, and Capt. Aspen.

      Again has my heart been
gladdened by one of your "angel visits"
how very interesting my letters
must be. "Angel visits"! indeed, if
mine are such to you, wonder what
yours are to me. Well dear one, I am
gratified if they interest you for I
had thought myself incompetent.

      You seem quite anxious as regardsmy
health, Do not be alarmed about me
dearest if I were not enjoying perfect health
I should inform you. It is quite natural
for me to wish to know the particulars

      Dearest "Yes" was the word you wished me to
say, and I have written it. If the talented
and the gifted Charles Tenney can love and
accept of Adelaide's love welcome you are to it
and as regards my miniature, I presume
you havereceived it before this as I sent it
by Capt. Aspen. Preserve it my dearling, as
a sacred gift. There is nothing that I could
give you which could express my love for
you as fully as does that; and if you
prize it has as hightly as I do yours I wll
be more than repaid.

      I am willing dear one to accept of you
just as you are a soldier and could not

      Darling, you did not intend to do me an
injustice di you when you asked me if I
was jealous of you? Surely you did not.
No, I am perfectly willing that you should
write to her when and what you please, and
should love to have you. She enjoys your
lettersveryvery much, I thnk I know
the reason of that question. It was about
my "wry faces" was it not. When Laurie wrote
that little note of hers she told me she was
going to commence it with "Sister Charlie"
I laughingly told her if she did I would
not send it with mine hence her on "my faces"
which she wrote about. Thank Fortune that
ugly "green eyed monster" has no influence over
me. How unhappy I should be if I had
not confidence enough in one I love to allow
him to correspond with my sister. The idea

      Charlie, dearest, try to suppress your
ill will towards Col. will you not
at least while you are under his
authority. Please do. Perhaps Hallie was
in the wrong in writing these letters
although that seems almost impossible
but he ought to have been more careful
what he wrote. You will not seek revenge
for Hal's insults will you? He can not
wish you to. In the letter you wrote to
Laurie you said "the penis mightier than
the sword" Dearest do not strive to prove it
for I fear if you do you will meet with
powerful opponents. Even if you do write under
a fictitous names are you not fearful of
your letters being intercepted?

      Perhaps you will think me writing about that
which I ought not or which I have no interest
in. If so forgive me and I will do so
no more. But I have not time to write
. Write often dearest your letters
areso welcome meanwhile believe
me I remain yours forever