Sorry about your burns, but the tiger...

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There's a terrific blog that I frequent, on which an amazing and interesting variety of old letters, mostly, if not all real, are posted. Here's a very amusing example, with a link to the site below.

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http://www.lettersofnote.com
 
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"...which unfortunately sprayed the fire upon your garments, setting you alight."

What a masterpiece of understatement!