1. Both the emphasis on ‘working’ and the addition in brackets are to indicate that Sien had succeeded in keeping out of prostitution.
a. Read: ‘In uw ogen’ (in your eyes).
2. A reference to what Van Gogh had written in April 1883 ‘“How far may one go in becoming involved with an unfortunate woman?” Answer — “ad infinitum”’ (letter 336).
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