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MISS RANKIN,
I KNOW HOW YOU MUST FEEL.
THERE'S NO PAIN LIKE OLD PAIN,
TWISTING INSIDE YOU, BURIED SO DEEP
THAT NOTHING OR NOBODY CAN TOUCH IT.
I KNOW.
AND WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST, CAN WE?
BUT WE CAN HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE,
AND TRY TO ENJOY THE PRESENT.
I'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D COME TO MY HOME
AND GRACE US WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
PLEASE.
TOSH, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU, BUT...
I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TO THINK OF.
THINGS HAVE MOVED ON SINCE YOU WERE A TENANT HERE.
I WISH I COULD LET YOU STAY, BUT...
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THIS ESTATE
EMPLOYED 100 WORKERS ON THE LAND,
AND 50 IN THE HOUSE, BUT...
WELL, NOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR.
IF I DON'T BALANCE THE BOOKS,
AND MAKE THIS PLACE PAY, THEN...
NO ONE'LL HAVE A HOME HERE.
NO ONE.
I'M SORRY, TOSH. I CAN'T HELP YOU.
IT'S CALLED AUTUMN DAYS,
THE NUMBER'S IN THE BOOK.