1. Madame Ginoux had had the flu, and was also suffering from nervousness and menopausal complaints. Van Gogh had visited her on 18 or 19 January (see letter 841).

a. Read : ‘différemment’.

2. It emerges from letter 850 that Van Gogh had said this during his visit to the Ginouxs.

b. Read: ‘retourne’.