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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/7 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Sunday 13 April 1913 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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Sunday morning
2 De Aar
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4 Dear Fan,
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6 I would have written before, but when I got here I was like a pricked
7bladder with no air in. Today I’m fitter. We’ve had a thunderstorm
8& a beautiful shower of rain & every thing looks bright & fresh.
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10 Thank you so much old darling sister for all your kindness to me: my
11two stays with you are a delightful memory. I only wish you could come
12& visit me a little. My little house is so beautiful now with
13thousands of chrysanthemums just coming with bloom all round, & the
14garden is still full of flowers.
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16 Much love & many thanks to you dear
17 Olive
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2 De Aar
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4 Dear Fan,
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6 I would have written before, but when I got here I was like a pricked
7bladder with no air in. Today I’m fitter. We’ve had a thunderstorm
8& a beautiful shower of rain & every thing looks bright & fresh.
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10 Thank you so much old darling sister for all your kindness to me: my
11two stays with you are a delightful memory. I only wish you could come
12& visit me a little. My little house is so beautiful now with
13thousands of chrysanthemums just coming with bloom all round, & the
14garden is still full of flowers.
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16 Much love & many thanks to you dear
17 Olive
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