Letter to Joyce’s Eveline’s Father

25 November 1844 Dublin Dear Father, I have perpetually attended your e genuinely need, and I was there whenever you needed me. I seduceed hard. I worked hard at home, I worked hard at the store and Ive come to realize I am non in the consequence blissful. I am not happy about working this very much(prenominal) and I am not happy about what I lounge about for it. Everything is changing, everybodys going somewhere and I am stuck and my bearing isnt going anywhere. I remember how my beget used to be. She used to work hard, very hard.She sacrificed herself for us pay back, and I am not her and I tummyt be like her here. I lead always be her daughter here, not a woman. Daughter of a ghost I am leaving father, although with sorrow in my heart, I am leaving. I am running away with crude(a). I will be safe, Frank will take c be of me. I will be far, very far away. I will have a house and a husband. People will respect me. I will have a life, a life of my own. Ive made so many sacrifices father To you, to children, to the store altogether if I never got anything in exchange.After all that metre a gentleman who appreciates me comes along and you father forbade me to deal him. I tidy sumt die in this house father, this house already has a ghost. I made a promise to mother before she was g oneness. I promised her Id try to keep the home together as long as I can. It hurts me not keeping my promise but father do understand me, you have never been easy on me. I am not here to replace mother, its not my accuse shes gone, father. Although you werent easy on me, it is not your fault that I am leaving father. It is nobodys fault.If I balk nobody can change my life, how can one? You are til now my father and I still respect and love you. I wish well you well father. Farewell. Love, Eveline 25 November 1844 Dublin Dear Harry, With great sorrow in my heart, I bid you and the children farewell. I am going off to southerly America and I wont be able to see yo u again. I will be safe, I am accompanied by frank and a house that I will be the brothel keeper of is waiting for me. I know we werent great siblings, but we are siblings. I will miss you Harry, and I will miss the children.I am leaving to choose a life Harry, to have a life of my own, to be able to live, to be able to be not only a daughter but a wife, but a mother a respected woman. I cannot live with two tragedies in this house. Ernest, and of turn tail mother Their memories still haunt me, I still hear my mom screaming Deveraun Seraun right before Please dont deal I betrayed my family, because if I dont go I will betray myself. Dont I have the right to be happy? Dont I deserve to be happy? I advise you to get a maid for the house. Youngest daughter of Devines, female horse is a nice girl and she wouldnt ask for too much money. regularise father to be nice to her though, and you will have to check on him more often than you do. Hes getting old Harry, its hard for him. Tell children I love them and I will carry through to them. Maybe who knows, one day they come to visit me when they are older. Tell them Aunt Eveline had to leave and it is not in the bit their fault. Make authoritative they eat enough and go to bed on time. The little ones grades arent very good but be benignant to him. He just needs more help. My best wishes to you and the children Harry. Farewell. Love Eveline