Your Friend,
My dear ————,
Your kind letter was a great solace to me in my recent loss. One does not realize how much comfort is derived from such beautiful expressions of sympathy.
Sincerely,
My dear ————,
I am grateful to you for your kind expression of sympathy. Surely it has been an hour of great trial to me, but I have been sustained in it all by the grace of God, and loving-hearted friends.
Sincerely,
My dear ————,
Just this short note to tell you how much your sympathy was appreciated in our late bereavement.
Sincerely,