It can take a day or two for a letter to get from the east side of Manhattan to the west.

The other letter got to the heart of the matter.

I'm not sure if you've ever worked on a campaign or in a Congressman's office but every single letter gets attention.

A letter to 6,000 of them got a 40 percent response, raising $2 million.

"What has my not receiving your letter got to do with that?"

Or the letter might not get to him at all, with highly unpredictable results.

There was always a chance the letter might not get home.

In that case, do you think your letter would get to London?

I'll be on the move and a letter wouldn't get me.

"Gets a registered letter first of every month," she said suddenly.