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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold2/1916/24 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 10 April 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| 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.
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1Alexi
231 The Park
3Hampstead
4Monday.
5
6Dear old Man
7
8I’ve never written to thank you for the delightful time I had at
9Crowborough – the only little bit of real brightness in a long line
10of dark. One’s better for all the joy one’s had even when its past.
11 I’m a little bit anxious about your not hearing from Ol, because
12he’s so thoughtful about writing, but no doubt you’ll hear to-day.
13
14You’ll miss your girls. It’s quite sad to think of you two alone:
15but you’ve got them somewhere which is something.
16
17My love to you
18Ol
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231 The Park
3Hampstead
4Monday.
5
6Dear old Man
7
8I’ve never written to thank you for the delightful time I had at
9Crowborough – the only little bit of real brightness in a long line
10of dark. One’s better for all the joy one’s had even when its past.
11 I’m a little bit anxious about your not hearing from Ol, because
12he’s so thoughtful about writing, but no doubt you’ll hear to-day.
13
14You’ll miss your girls. It’s quite sad to think of you two alone:
15but you’ve got them somewhere which is something.
16
17My love to you
18Ol
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