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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.16 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | March 1891 |
| Address From | Matjesfontein, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Mary Sauer nee Cloete |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 189 |
The manuscript of this letter by Olive Schreiner belongs to the Archive referenced above; its ownership of the original should be acknowledged by referencing the letter as indicated: Copyright transcription: © Olive Schreiner Letters Project. This transcription can be freely used as long as copyright is acknowledged and it is referenced using the following citation: ‘Olive Schreiner to Mary Sauer nee Cloete, March 1891, NLSA Cape Town, Special Collections, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
Legend
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections. The month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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Matjesfontein
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Dear Mary
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I saw Mr Sauer this morning when he went past.
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I am coming down to Town. Again my nephew has changed his plans. He
8: cannot stop stop with me here, as we intended but goes on to town
9: tomorrow. I shall come down as soon as I have finished an article I am
10: working at & which must go off by this ^next^ week's mail to England. I
11: am sitting up every night till two or three at my work, & feel tired,
12: & shall be glad of change. I may come any time from Sunday to
13: Wednesday. On Thursday I have to leave again with my sister-in-law &
14: the children for Grahamstown If I can't go with them but have to wait
15: a few days I wish you would come with me. I'll have all that long
16: journey alone.
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I'll send you a card or wire to say just when I'm coming. I'll go to
19: Pools Hotel first & then to you if you'll have me
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Olive
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Its beautiful of you to be helping me with Peter
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version of this letter has been misdated, omits part of the letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
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