The Correspondent

Sybil writes to the editor of the Baltimore Sun about an article they ran on the death of a young girl in Timonium. She decries their unfeeling coverage, specifically about the girl’s father, who caused the death by backing over his child with his car.

Sybil writes to Melissa Genet, the new dean of the College of English at the University of Maryland, to audit literature classes during the semester. She gives details about the classes Melissa’s predecessors allowed her to audit and asks for the course list and the dean’s recommendations. She specifically tells her to avoid poetry, as she doesn’t enjoy it, and offers to pay the auditing fee.

Rosalie writes to Sybil. Daan called her to inform her he’s been diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, and his treatments will begin soon. Rosalie advises Sybil not to be angry with Fiona and Bruce for not saying anything, because Daan had asked they tell her nothing. She tells Sybil to go to dinner with Mike. She tells her she’s reading Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and asks after Fiona and the baby.