My dear Mrs. Green:
Ah me! I have swallowed the bitter pill and now I am gasping for breath. I mean I have actually called you Mrs. Green. I did not know I was man enough to do it. One never can tell what he can do until put to the test. Anyhow, I want to congratulate both you and the Professor with all my heart. If I have to call you Mrs. Anything I believe I'd rather it would be Mrs. Green. Did you ever hear this saying?
"Change the name and not the letter,
Change for worse and not for better.
Change the name and colour, too,
Change for good and never rue."
I am sure you will "never rue" and will be as happy as you deserve, which is saying a great deal. With kindest regards to your husband (I feel myself to be a giant among men now, actually to have spoken of the Prof. as your husband!) and hoping I shall be allowed the pleasure of seeing you when you pass through New York on the way to your home in Kentucky,
I am very sincerely your friend,
Jimmy Lufton.
From Miss Josephine Williams to Mrs. Edwin Green.
Rue Brea, Paris.
My dear Molly Brown Green: