Volume 1, Letter 11: From Eloisa

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​⁠My attachment to my dear friend grows every day stronger; your absence becomes insupportable, and I have no relief but in my pen. Thus my love keeps pace with yours; for I judge of your passion by your real fear of offending: your former fears were only feigned, with an intent to advance your cause. It is an easy matter to distinguish the dictates of an afflicted heart from the phrenzy of a heated