There is a Change in Me

April 10, 1890

After breaking the engagement off I noticed something, something different. Could this be? My portrait has changed, not a lot but it has changed. Maybe just maybe my wish has come true, that my portrait will age while I stay young and beautiful.  There was not a drastic change, but there was a bit of cruelty in the mouth. Now I wonder....is what I did to Sibyl so bad that my appearance would have changed without my wish? Basil wants to all of a sudden exhibit the portrait of me, but with the resent change, I did not want Basil to see it. So I hide it in an old schoolroom upstairs in my house, where it could not be found.