EuniceMaveringacknowledgedAlice’sfirstletter。Shesaidthathermotherreaditaloudtothemall，andhadbeendelightedwiththegoodaccountshegaveofDan，andfascinatedwithallthestoryoftheirdailydoingsandsayings。ShewishedEunicetotellAlicehowfullysheappreciatedherthoughtfulnessofasickoldwoman，andthatshewasgoingtowriteherselfandthankher。ButEuniceaddedthatAlicemustnotbesurprisedifhermotherwasnotverypromptinthis，andshesentmessagesfromallthefamily，affectionateforAlice，andpoliteforherfatherandmother。
AliceshowedDantheletter，andheseemedtofindnothingnoticeableinit。“Shesaysyourmotherwillwritelater。”Alicesuggested。
“Yes。Yououghttofeelverymuchcomplimentedbythat。Mother’sautographsareprettyuncommon。”hesaid，smiling。
“Why，doesn’tshewrite？Can’tshe？Doesittireher？”askedAlice。
“Ohyes，shecanwrite，butshehatesto。ShegetsEuniceorMinnietowriteusually。”