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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/24 |
| Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 28 April 1913 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Minnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections.
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De Aar
2 April 28 '13
3
4 My dear dear friend
5
6 How long it seems since I had any kind of a talk with you. I've been
7very ill all this summer at Cape Town. I hoped to get better when I
8came back here; with the beautiful cool weather we are having, but so
9far I am not able to do much.
10
11 How bad it was of our dear little Andre being so ill. Please write &
12tell me about all of yourselves.
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14 I expect I should hardly know Bobbie: he must be quite a big lad. What
15of Kathie's eyes: Have the glasses done their good. Can she read to
16herself now with pleasure?
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18 We have had beautiful rains here, & the veld is nearly green, but the
19drought killed many of my flowers, & I am not able to plant & garden
20again. I am just going to keep my old plants alive by watering. But my
21chrysanthemums are splendid. I wonder how dear old Port Lock looks now.
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23 Good bye: my dear love to you all
24 Olive
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2 April 28 '13
3
4 My dear dear friend
5
6 How long it seems since I had any kind of a talk with you. I've been
7very ill all this summer at Cape Town. I hoped to get better when I
8came back here; with the beautiful cool weather we are having, but so
9far I am not able to do much.
10
11 How bad it was of our dear little Andre being so ill. Please write &
12tell me about all of yourselves.
13
14 I expect I should hardly know Bobbie: he must be quite a big lad. What
15of Kathie's eyes: Have the glasses done their good. Can she read to
16herself now with pleasure?
17
18 We have had beautiful rains here, & the veld is nearly green, but the
19drought killed many of my flowers, & I am not able to plant & garden
20again. I am just going to keep my old plants alive by watering. But my
21chrysanthemums are splendid. I wonder how dear old Port Lock looks now.
22
23 Good bye: my dear love to you all
24 Olive
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