I wrote again: there was a chance of my first letter having missed. Renewed hope followed renewed effort: it shone like the former for some weeks, then, like it, it faded, flickered: not a line, not a word reached me.
Riscrissi, credendo che la prima lettera fosse andata smarrita, e quel nuovo tentativo rianimò le mie speranze, ma esse furono di nuovo distrutte.