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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box1/Fold5/1898/23 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Tuesday 6 September 1898 |
| Address From | Corling Station |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno and Alice Greene |
| Other Versions | |
| 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. The names of the addressees are indicated by salutation and content.
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?Corling Station
2 Tues-day night
3
4 Dear Friends
5
6 I got here flourishingly having eaten four oranges on the way!! The
7cart wasn’t here, but I’ve got a little bedroom very nice & clean,
8& expect they will come tomorrow.
9
10 There will be howls on the top of the Zuurberg if the cart comes back
11empty on Thursday! It has been so beautiful to be with you. The worst
12is now I miss you. Love to you both
13
14 Olive
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16 That small sunshade is a source of great mystery to me, I don’t
17trace its connection with myself! But I’m keeping it carefully for
18you; but ^only^ I’m afraid you’ll have to buy a new dress to live up
19to it with.
20
21 I didn’t say good bye to Mrs ?Tongene, & didn’t tell you that I
22broke the water bottle. You might fancy it was the girl.
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24 OS
25
26 Do bring me a couple of boxes of Greens ?Hesbury of England if you
27come!
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2 Tues-day night
3
4 Dear Friends
5
6 I got here flourishingly having eaten four oranges on the way!! The
7cart wasn’t here, but I’ve got a little bedroom very nice & clean,
8& expect they will come tomorrow.
9
10 There will be howls on the top of the Zuurberg if the cart comes back
11empty on Thursday! It has been so beautiful to be with you. The worst
12is now I miss you. Love to you both
13
14 Olive
15
16 That small sunshade is a source of great mystery to me, I don’t
17trace its connection with myself! But I’m keeping it carefully for
18you; but ^only^ I’m afraid you’ll have to buy a new dress to live up
19to it with.
20
21 I didn’t say good bye to Mrs ?Tongene, & didn’t tell you that I
22broke the water bottle. You might fancy it was the girl.
23
24 OS
25
26 Do bring me a couple of boxes of Greens ?Hesbury of England if you
27come!
28
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