It wasn’t long before Geraldine arrived, and I hurried downstairs to fetch the bagels from her. She’d brought an entire basket, fit to bursting with bagels, butter and a whole range of jellies, toast, pastries, and juice. She burst into tears as she saw me, placing the basket at my feet and dropping to her knees in the mud. “Tell me she’s well! Oh Darcy, I must hear that her spritely heart is beating and that her tongue is sharp, and her wit is keen. Oh, my lady, please tell me Tory is whole and sound and that the stars have gifted her with a thousand hopes and joys.