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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/13 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 19 April 1918 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Kathleen Murray |
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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, the address this letter was sent from and the address it was sent to are provided by Schreiner's letter to Kathleen Murray's mother Caroline Murray, with which this was enclosed.
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Dear Kathleen
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3 I must write a few words to you. I know how one feels to the little
4brother one grew up with. Always when I was at Llandrindod May was
5talking of you to me, so that I know you much better than you know me.
6I realize so all you will be feeling. I see him always as he stood at
7his wedding, making his little speech with a sweet smile on his face &
8little Margaret looking up at him so proud & glad. He had a happy life,
9 & was surrounded with love. He will never know the sorrows & agonies
10we who make the long journey have to go through. He was like a
11beautiful flower just opened & then picked.
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13 I have written to my darling May. It is so hard that she is so far
14away, but her dear husband will help her all he can.
15
16 Yours with love
17 Olive Schreiner
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2
3 I must write a few words to you. I know how one feels to the little
4brother one grew up with. Always when I was at Llandrindod May was
5talking of you to me, so that I know you much better than you know me.
6I realize so all you will be feeling. I see him always as he stood at
7his wedding, making his little speech with a sweet smile on his face &
8little Margaret looking up at him so proud & glad. He had a happy life,
9 & was surrounded with love. He will never know the sorrows & agonies
10we who make the long journey have to go through. He was like a
11beautiful flower just opened & then picked.
12
13 I have written to my darling May. It is so hard that she is so far
14away, but her dear husband will help her all he can.
15
16 Yours with love
17 Olive Schreiner
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Notation
Schreiner's letter to Caroline Murray, with which this was enclosed, will be found at Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/12.
Schreiner's letter to Caroline Murray, with which this was enclosed, will be found at Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/12.