"Mrs. Peebles was not very friendly to me aftereward, but she was fair. Not very friendly is the wrong way of describing what she was."
This excerpt shows Edie's respect for Mrs. Peebles. Edie likes her, and is glad that she didn't overreact to the Chris incident like Alice Kelling. Afterward, Edie waits hopefully for Chris' letter, but soon realizes it will never come. This ending was a shock to me, and it also seemed undramatic. The ending seemed very quick, and I had to reread it to be sure of what I just read. The mailman is hardly talked about until the last page. I did not expect that at all. The title was a clever one too, as it through me off as I expected Chris and Edie to get married.
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