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| Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(c. 10 July 1890)
... from Jo has really been like a gospel for me, a
deliverance from the distress caused by the hours I shared with
you, which were a bit difficult and trying for us all. [Earlier
in the month Vincent had gone on his last visit to Paris.] It
is no slight matter when we are all made aware that our daily
bread is at risk, no slight matter when for different reasons
we are also made aware of the precariousness of our
existence.
Back here, I, too, still felt very sad, and the storm which
threatens you continued to weigh heavily on me as well. What is
to be done? Look here, I try to be fairly good-humoured in
general, but my life too is threatened at its very root, and my
step is unsteady too.
I was afraid - not entirely - but nevertheless a little -
that my being a burden on you was something you found
intolerable - but Jo's letter proves to me clearly that you do
realize that I am working and making an effort just as much as
you are.
So - having arrived back here,... |
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