"Wonderful Dot Schreiner, tall thin woman who caused me no end of trouble" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.22 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Saturday 2 May 1891 |
| Address From | Pine Grove, Hof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Mary Sauer nee Cloete |
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| 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 date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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Pine Grove
2 Hof Street
3 Saturday
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5 Dear Mary,
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7 You looked so tired some how. Darling I can't bear to think you are
8ever tired or unhappy. Are you unwell at all. Are you going to have
9another Baby perhaps? I should love it so if you had a little one. I
10shall go on Monday night in the hope of seeing you. When is Miss
11Shippard coming to you? Effie Hemming is coming here ^to Cape Town^ on
12Sunday, Mrs Hemming asked my sister-in-law to take her till she goes
13to you. What time will that be? Write me a line if you can't on Monday
14to Government House. I'm so I hope you understood my driving home with
15the Fuller's. I thought it would save you & Mr Sauer the trouble.
16Please come up here when ever you have time, & are in town.
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18 Yours always unchangingly
19 Olive Schreiner
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2 Hof Street
3 Saturday
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5 Dear Mary,
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7 You looked so tired some how. Darling I can't bear to think you are
8ever tired or unhappy. Are you unwell at all. Are you going to have
9another Baby perhaps? I should love it so if you had a little one. I
10shall go on Monday night in the hope of seeing you. When is Miss
11Shippard coming to you? Effie Hemming is coming here ^to Cape Town^ on
12Sunday, Mrs Hemming asked my sister-in-law to take her till she goes
13to you. What time will that be? Write me a line if you can't on Monday
14to Government House. I'm so I hope you understood my driving home with
15the Fuller's. I thought it would save you & Mr Sauer the trouble.
16Please come up here when ever you have time, & are in town.
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18 Yours always unchangingly
19 Olive Schreiner
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