Dear Mrs. Sharp,
I regret to inform you of a most trying situation. Either it is that we are both married to the same man, or there is another James Sharp, of whom I am not aware.
I have been his secretary and mistress for many months, and we were married not a month ago.
I am sorry this letter is fraught with bad news. I swear to you on my father’s grave that I was unaware my husband was already married. Though I find myself desirous to leave, I still love him and must stay.
Mrs. Sharp
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