Taking a degree of writer's license, the alternative is to leave them in the postal system, sort them first, transport them immediately, and deliver them.
the alternative is to leave them in the postal system then transport them immediately.
Connoisseurs wait for the set  the colorful parade of the courtesan, a poignant seppuku suicide, the exciting fight scenes, and summit of the art of kabuki the end of a love affair that the heroine must break off, perhaps to save her lover's honor, but never because she no longer loves him.