Letters
On Romance[edit]
- The following excerpt is taken from a letter recovered from the estate of Louisa May Alcott shortly after her death in 1888. The letter itself was dated from 1868, and is addressed from the Tower of London (placing it near to the time in which Rabbit was supposedly still engrossed in his studies of the famous Dr. Bermuda).
... I have bent much of my spare time towards investigating the effects of typhoid fever, and I have come to suspect that your continued ill health is more likely the result of the calomel treatments that you receieved. I'm afraid that visiting for a personal examination is out of the question at this time... for several reasons. Besides the curious case of the boat-ape, I have been completely engrossed in my search for the assassin. The Fox must pay for your president's life. It is a task of the utmost of importance; I dare not let myself, even for a moment, pursue lesser, more personal goals until he is apprehended.
I must confess, however, that I do have other concerns that prevent our meeting. For now, please consider me as a distant admirer and a supporter of women's suffrage, and let us remain friends from a distance. I fear that should you see me in person, the man that you know affectionately as the Rabbit would prove far less that your present estimation. Perhaps someday, if I can find a cure to my own... condition, I may visit you. My best prescription in the meantime is continued exercise and...
On Duty[edit]
- This letter was addressed to the Queen of England, and was subsequently published in the London Times at the conclusion of the mysterious case of the stolen crown jewels (XVI). In this case a robotic rat had been given a series of coded instructions that allowed it to sneak independently through the ventilation shafts of the tower of London to take the famous gems.
... while Your Majesty is more than generous in offering an increase in my retaining fee, I must decline. England's last sovereign forced the measure upon me, and I made the condition of my acceptance that it should never be raised above the mean salary of all English Subjects. I was born in England, and, God willing, I will die there as well, but in the meantime I shall do my utmost to protect her interests, both at home and abroad.
Man was not meant to live alone; we are social creatures. If we are to live in a society, then each member must contribute according to his or her abilities to the good of that greater organism when the need arises. If the Rabbit is to have his England, then England must have its Rabbit.
