‘My Darling,
Once again I must ask you to forgive me for not writing sooner. I received both your letters and I’m sorry that I cause you so much hurt and confusion by not getting back to you, but it has been extremely difficult here.
I know you didn’t mean the words you wrote. I understand to discover that you were pregnant. How much you must have suffered all alone. I wish I could have been there with you.
If you are reading this, then you will receive my ring and know I am yours. How proud I am to have a son. I have left the army and am heading home to the village. My father died suddenly so my mother needs me.
Please, please, be patient for just a while longer. I promise we will be together soon.
JJ
Mirabel lay on the floor beside Bao Bao, her whole body singing with happiness. Holding her left hand in the air, she watched as the light glinted off the gold ring. The relief she felt was like a downpour of spring rain. We will be together soon, she repeated, and as she did an idea began to form in the deepest corner of her heart.’
This paragraph is about the letter from JJ and how Mirabel reacts. At that time, Mirabel was alone in Shanghai, She has waited for him for a very long time. She really needs JJ to be with her as she had a baby. The letter and the ring from JJ comfort her. Mirabel felt relieved and satisfied that JJ told her they would be together soon. Finally she could have a family, with her baby and her dear husband. Gabriel used the ambience of setting to set off the happiness when she receives the ring, and it is a metaphor that Gabriel describes her relief as a downpour of spring rain. A downpour of spring rain means the rain is heavy, from here, I can see how stressful and worried Mirabel was before.
Once again I must ask you to forgive me for not writing sooner. I received both your letters and I’m sorry that I cause you so much hurt and confusion by not getting back to you, but it has been extremely difficult here.
I know you didn’t mean the words you wrote. I understand to discover that you were pregnant. How much you must have suffered all alone. I wish I could have been there with you.
If you are reading this, then you will receive my ring and know I am yours. How proud I am to have a son. I have left the army and am heading home to the village. My father died suddenly so my mother needs me.
Please, please, be patient for just a while longer. I promise we will be together soon.
JJ
Mirabel lay on the floor beside Bao Bao, her whole body singing with happiness. Holding her left hand in the air, she watched as the light glinted off the gold ring. The relief she felt was like a downpour of spring rain. We will be together soon, she repeated, and as she did an idea began to form in the deepest corner of her heart.’
This paragraph is about the letter from JJ and how Mirabel reacts. At that time, Mirabel was alone in Shanghai, She has waited for him for a very long time. She really needs JJ to be with her as she had a baby. The letter and the ring from JJ comfort her. Mirabel felt relieved and satisfied that JJ told her they would be together soon. Finally she could have a family, with her baby and her dear husband. Gabriel used the ambience of setting to set off the happiness when she receives the ring, and it is a metaphor that Gabriel describes her relief as a downpour of spring rain. A downpour of spring rain means the rain is heavy, from here, I can see how stressful and worried Mirabel was before.