By the beginning of August Elèn’s affairs were clearly defined and she wrote a letter to her husband⁠—who, as she imagined, loved her very much⁠—informing him of her intention to marry N. N. and of her having embraced the one true faith, and asking him to carry out all the formalities necessary for a divorce, which would be explained to him by the bearer of the letter.

And so I pray God to have you, my friend, in His holy and powerful keeping⁠—

Your friend Hélène.

And so I pray God to have you, my friend, in His holy and powerful keeping⁠— Your friend Hélène.