envelope

He gave one an envelope of cash he’d saved and told her to take herself to Disneyland.

“Sometimes I put the money into an envelope and put the envelope at the gate or door area.”

Solemnly the children would bring the envelope to Mrs. Clarke, who would pat each of them on the cheek and murmur, “Ah, Miss Lumley! I hope she’s getting on all right, poor thing!”

They were all from his gentlemen’s club or from various banks, except for one thin, stained envelope with no return address but which bore many colorful postmarks and exotic stamps from distant lands.

She sealed the envelope with wax, using the seal that had been a graduation gift from Miss Mortimer.