Or still feeling that without full
Knowledge, if a Cross or Doubtful
Might be lurking in the missive I’ve adverted to before,
Should I tenderly unfold it,
And in trembling digits hold it
To confront me Evermore
With its verdict—Evermore!
Musing thus, I opened wide the
Envelope, and looked inside the
Deep abyss, and found a curious card I’d never seen before: