“I know.” Alice replied. “But I hope mother will let me wear it.” she added since both she and Billy can’t imagine being without their corsets. “Will you write to me?” she asked, giving him her address written in her best hand writing on her best writing paper.
“Of course.” Billy assured. “I’ll write every week!” he claimed.
Billy and Mrs Postlethwaite walk Alice down to the train station. They wait on the platform in silence and as the train comes into view, they share a tearful goodbye. The train blows its whistle and Alice blows Billy as kiss through the window as the train begins to pull away, taking his best and only friend with it.