Letter from Madeleine Smith, Glasgow, Scotland, to Pierre Emile L'Angelier, 1855 November 3? : autograph manuscript signed.

Asking him if he can now read her handwriting a bit better; expressing that she is sorry to hear that he has had a bad cold; trying to catch up on their correspondence and hoping that he does not regret remaining in Scotland; reassuring him that she can sew, even though she is not "first rate"; asking him to tell her who said that she writes affectionate letters to other gentlemen; stating that she would like to know how this person defines an "affectionate" letter; reassuring him that when they were engaged, she broke off several correspondences; stating that at present she only writes to him, her relatives, and one stranger; noting that she corresponds with the stranger for fun, because he is too old for her, and she regards him as a father; stating that she is "often obliged to write Gentlemen on different things"; remarking that she has been corresponding with a writer, but she is not sending anything like love letters; writing that she will be out as seldom as possible this winter, and telling him to communicate with her if he has any concerns about flirtation; stating that she must dance with gentlemen and talk with them, which she would not describe as flirting; expressing relief to hear that Miss P is not angry with her, and saying that she hopes they can be friends someday; remarking that she does not think highly of any of her friends; writing that she was sorry that they did not get a chance to kiss when he gave her his photograph, and that she will kiss him as soon as she sees him next; stating that she loves him as she has never loved another; reassuring him that he can trust her and hoping that she can trust him as well; letting him know she will do all she can to please him.