Etten, 15 Aug. 1878
I’m enclosing a few words with
Pa and
Ma’s letter
1 to bid you good morning. It’s raining outside and has done so a lot lately, with strong winds too. It was nice the day
Anna and
Joan registered their banns. Now that Joan is here, Anna looks a lot more cheerful and better than before.
2 For their honeymoon they’re thinking of making a journey through Belgium, first to Brussels and from there probably south to Liège or Chaudfontaine or the cave in Han. Wrote and told the
Rev. De Jonge that I was ready to come to Brussels straightaway if work or duty should call me, but that if there were no sound reasons that made it desirable for me to go there now, I’d like to stay here another week (because of Anna’s wedding), coming in that case before Sunday, 25 Aug.
3
1v:2 I’m very curious to know whether the exhibition of paintings there will still be open,
4 I should so much like to see it.
Things are very sad at Princenhage,
Aunt suffers a lot, and they’re all very worried about her.
I long for a word from you, hope to write to you in more detail as soon as I’m in Brussels, also about the exhibition, at least if it isn’t over yet.
Give my regards to
Braat and
Soek, if you see them, and
Ernest. Adieu, I wish you the very best, not a day goes by that we don’t speak of you. Do write again soon, and accept a hearty handshake in thought from