I think this letter is about the act and the guilt of gossip. Most of the lines give tips. For example:
"Indecise and deaf or dumb, tongue-dried in the sun" the dilemma of telling or not a gossip;
"It corresponds with your secret view and never weight upon you" gossip is your vision about someone, a secret that does not weigh on you, but who you talk about.
"It works like crime, adjust your view. Waste your time improving" a sermon, suggesting a change for the better.
"She's cut so well and lifelike too. You'll bleed to death before me" I think it speaks as much as a gossip can seem real, and both gossipy and victim will get hurt, but whoever does the wrong always falls first.
That's it. Virtually all the lines talk about it, but I pointed only the ones I liked the most.
I think this letter is about the act and the guilt of gossip. Most of the lines give tips. For example:
"Indecise and deaf or dumb, tongue-dried in the sun" the dilemma of telling or not a gossip;
"It corresponds with your secret view and never weight upon you" gossip is your vision about someone, a secret that does not weigh on you, but who you talk about.
"It works like crime, adjust your view. Waste your time improving" a sermon, suggesting a change for the better.
"She's cut so well and lifelike too. You'll bleed to death before me" I think it speaks as much as a gossip can seem real, and both gossipy and victim will get hurt, but whoever does the wrong always falls first.
That's it. Virtually all the lines talk about it, but I pointed only the ones I liked the most.