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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.94 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Saturday June 1895 |
| Address From | 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 month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Content indicates Schreiner was in Cape Town when it was written.
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Saturday
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3 My dear Mary
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5 I was so disappointed that you didn't come yesterday afternoon. I
6expected you even in the morning as Fan said she had asked you to come
7to spend the day & bring the children, if you were able. I am afraid
8old Mrs Sauer must be very ill & you have had no time to think of
9anything. I'll come on ?I'm Tuesday evening if I can: if not Cron is
10sure to come. I get so tired still It was so nice to see you, dear.
11I'm afraid you'll all feel I'm I'm dead & alive. I don't feel able to
12take any interest in any thing. I'll be glad when I get back to my
13house work; but I think the change is doing me good.
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15 Good bye dear one do come & see me if I cant
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17^come on Tuesday. I hope you are having a good day today
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19 Yours ever dear
20 Olive^
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3 My dear Mary
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5 I was so disappointed that you didn't come yesterday afternoon. I
6expected you even in the morning as Fan said she had asked you to come
7to spend the day & bring the children, if you were able. I am afraid
8old Mrs Sauer must be very ill & you have had no time to think of
9anything. I'll come on ?I'm Tuesday evening if I can: if not Cron is
10sure to come. I get so tired still It was so nice to see you, dear.
11I'm afraid you'll all feel I'm I'm dead & alive. I don't feel able to
12take any interest in any thing. I'll be glad when I get back to my
13house work; but I think the change is doing me good.
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15 Good bye dear one do come & see me if I cant
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17^come on Tuesday. I hope you are having a good day today
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19 Yours ever dear
20 Olive^
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