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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 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| 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
2
3 Dear Mary
4
5 I saw Mr Sauer this morning when he went past.
6
7 I am coming down to Town. Again my nephew has changed his plans. He
8cannot stop stop with me here, as we intended but goes on to town
9tomorrow. I shall come down as soon as I have finished an article I am
10working at & which must go off by this ^next^ week's mail to England. I
11am 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
13Wednesday. On Thursday I have to leave again with my sister-in-law &
14the children for Grahamstown If I can't go with them but have to wait
15a few days I wish you would come with me. I'll have all that long
16journey alone.
17
18 I'll send you a card or wire to say just when I'm coming. I'll go to
19Pools Hotel first & then to you if you'll have me
20
21 Olive
22
23 Its beautiful of you to be helping me with Peter
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2
3 Dear Mary
4
5 I saw Mr Sauer this morning when he went past.
6
7 I am coming down to Town. Again my nephew has changed his plans. He
8cannot stop stop with me here, as we intended but goes on to town
9tomorrow. I shall come down as soon as I have finished an article I am
10working at & which must go off by this ^next^ week's mail to England. I
11am 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
13Wednesday. On Thursday I have to leave again with my sister-in-law &
14the children for Grahamstown If I can't go with them but have to wait
15a few days I wish you would come with me. I'll have all that long
16journey alone.
17
18 I'll send you a card or wire to say just when I'm coming. I'll go to
19Pools Hotel first & then to you if you'll have me
20
21 Olive
22
23 Its beautiful of you to be helping me with Peter
24
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.
Rive's (1987) version of this letter has been misdated, omits part of the letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.