1. ‘Theo had fallen on the slippery street and had seriously injured his foot’, according to
Jo van Gogh-Bonger in
Brieven 1914, p. 46. On 11 December Theo’s
father expressed his concern: ‘We are anxious to hear what effect the water glass [sodium silicate] bandage has had, and whether you’re rid of the iron machine. But old chap! Take care! And don’t take any chances! It’s better to lie on your back yet a while than to be forced to sit any longer’ (FR b2379).