Once we arrived, though, his resolve began to weaken... until at last his curiosity got the upper hand and he tore the wrapping open.
Inside there was a very old, framed photograph, and a handwritten letter from Andrea.
The letter said many things, one of them being that the photograph was of Wilson's Great, Great … Grandfather as a child – who grew up to be the legendary Blue Baron of the Great Ant Wars of 1921. This is a precious family heirloom, which Andrea was entrusting to W's care.
Also in the letter was a very personal message to W.
He did not read that part aloud to us, but as his eyes scanned across the hand-written lines, a tear formed and ran slowly down his sniffer.
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