Part 54 (2/2)

MY DEAR TONY:

Your letters intoxicate me with hope and joy No sooner have I sipped the rich aroma than I am athirst for more nectar Write often, dear friend; it is the only solace of suspense

Do not worry about this end of the line All is well By stratagee of the yard

Only for a fewht here; every one talks of ns--you understand

A pity I cannot write directly to my dear, faithful comrades, your coworkers You shall be the medium Transmit to them my deepest appreciation Tell ”Yankee” and ”Ibsen” and our Italian comrades what I feel--I know I need not explain it further to you No one realizes better than , the fearful toil in silence and darkness, aler, the heroic self-sacrifice--what ht of their peril I could almost cry at the beautiful demonstration of solidarity and friendshi+p Dear coreat truth of Anarchism that can produce such disciples, such spirit I embrace you, my noble comrades, and ht of your faces, the touch of your hands

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June 5

DEAR TONY:

Your silence was unbearable The suspense is terrible Was it really necessary to halt operations so long? I ae of air and the lack of light You would have saved so ressing again, and very fortunate indeed that ”Yankee” understands electricity It must be hellish work to puainst the whir of the ing as much as possible, and be sure you have all s open The beasts on the ill be soothed by the round Have an electric button connected fro suspicious on the street or the guards on the wall, she can at once notify the co the wall and yard measurements you asked But why do you need thes From house beneath the street, directly toward the southwestern wall

For that you can procure measurements outside On the inside you require none Go under wall, about 20-30 feet, till you strike wall of blind alley Cut into it, and all will be cos to all

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June 20

TONY:

Your letters bewilder o to southwest, yet you say now you are near the east wall It's si If you found a gas one around it; besides, the gate is out of your way anyhow Why did you take that direction at all? I wish, Tony, you would follow inal plan Your failure to report the change immediately, may prove fatal I could have inforo directly underneath; then you would have saved digging under the wall; there is no stone foundation, of course, beneath the gate Now that you have turned the south-east corner, you will have to come under the wall there, and it is the worst possible place, because that particular part used to be a swamp, and I have learned that it was filled with extra as well is soate

Tell our friends to be on the lookout for fuerous place; special precautionsStreet from which the Tunnel started B--Point at which the Tunnel entered under the east wall C--Mat Shop, near which the Author was permitted to take his birds for ten minutes every day, for exercise D--North Block, where the Author was confined at the time of the Tunnel episode E--South Block]

Do not e, the suspense is driving s, and smile and look indifferent But I haven't a s when you fail to write Please be more punctual I know you have your hands full; but I fear I'll go insane before this thing is over Tellthe east wall, and where you'll coone a longer distance than would have been necessary per original plan It was a grave mistake, and if you were not such a devoted friend, I'd feel very cross with you Write at once I a in the yard; many outside drivers, you understand

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DEAR TONY:

I'reat haste to send this You know the shed opposite the east wall It has only a wooden floor and is not frequented much by officers A few cons are there, from the stone pile I'll attend to them Make directly for that shed It's a short distance from wall I enclose measurements

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TONY:

You distract rass _will not do_ I am absolutely opposed to it There are a score of men on the stone pile and several screws It is sure to be discovered And even if you leave the upper crust intact for a foot or two, how am I to dive into the hole in the presence of so many? You don't seem to have considered that There is only _one_ way, the one I explained in my last Go to the shed; it's only a little rass idea is impossible A little more effort, friends, and all will be well