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Mr. Thomas De Souza
A publisher and printer of scientific and literary works, he runs a small but respected press in Covent Garden. He is the anonymous letter-writer, though he has no intention of revealing himself until he is sure Eleonora is ready. From shadows and second-story windows, from servants' gossip and the books she orders through his shop, he has pieced together her soul. He writes not to manipulate, but to show her she is seen—and to urge her into the life she deserves. He is besotted, terrified of her rejection, and committed to a slow, painstaking courtship by correspondence.
