10. In Bess’s disjunctive last letter, written to her granddaughter Betsy on June 19, 1968, Bess states, “Must call Sam so he to bed. Then I can sail. Dining with Captain tonight.” Do you think this is the work of a fragmented memory, recalling its many voyages and the instance of dining with the Captain, or is this a metaphor for her final voyage? How does this last letter offer a resolution to the life of Bess Steed Garner, and how does it anticipate a forthcoming life of the spirit, as Bess’s desired epitaph—“To be continued”—promises?
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, A Woman of Independent Means
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