'All right, I have emptied the box of old letters onto the table in the cellar. You are welcome to look through them and see if there is anything important.
'Now remember, this is highly unusual. We at the Quick Post do not advocate looking through people's mail! But these letters are so old there should be no harm in it.'1/1
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'All right, I have emptied the box of old letters onto the table in the cellar. You are welcome to look through them and see if there is anything important.
'Now remember, this is highly unusual. We at the Quick Post do not advocate looking through people's mail! But these letters are so old there should be no harm in it.'1/1
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'What did you find out from those letters, Player? Did you learn anything of use?'
You briefly describe some of what Ivy Redsmith wrote to Halson Cleary, and as your tale progresses Hugo's eyebrows furrow and he strokes his chin, deep in thought.
'These letters are indeed very old! It seems to me that Ivy and Halson lived during the time of the Long Winter, which gripped the Shire more than two hundred and fifty years ago! That winter was the longest ever recorded, and it was followed by the Days of Dearth, a period of famine and unhappiness the like of which has never been seen again. It is said that many hobbits died during that winter and the food shortage that followed. I hope that fate did not befall Ivy or Halson, but if there are no further letters it seems likely they came to sad ends.
'I wonder why these letters were never delivered? The hobbits of the Quick Post must have had their hands full just trying to survive the Long Winter, but still I would have expected them to make an effort, at least before it became clear the winter was worse than usual. It does strike me as somewhat odd that the letters that pre-date the snows were not delivered.'1/1
