Courtesy of the marvelous Brain Pickings:

My dear Annie:

This is indeed dreadful. You have no idea of the grief I am in while I write. I am obliged to use an umbrella to keep the tears from running down on to the paper.

Go there to read the whole thing, apologizing to a little girl for missing a scheduled photography date. Spoiler alert: There is more abjectness, plus a sheep amanuensis.

Carroll’s photo of another little girl, Alice Liddell[/caption]

This is an excellent apology. Even though it doesn’t even use the words “I’m sorry.”

Still not sure I’d let him babysit.