Letter T15 1
Paris, 16 August 1889
Dear Vincent,
We received your letter for Cor, and handed it to him this
morning, for he arrived here very early, at six o'clock. We are
so overjoyed that he was able to travel to Southampton by way
of Paris - in all probability he will be gone for a long time,
and Theo especially would have been extremely sorry if he had
not been able to see him once more. This very morning we
started showing him the town, from the Place de
l'Étoile to the Place de la Bastille, and he was
quite enraptured. Theo was just a little bit disappointed that
there was not a single little word to him, do write him soon -
if only one tiny word - we are so anxious to hear from
you personally about how you are, and we hope from the bottom
of our hearts that you will be feeling better soon. You have no
idea how often you are thought of and spoken of. Mother too
wrote that she was longing for a letter from you. Do you know
what Cor brought with him from her this morning? - a pair of
the sweetest little socks for our little boy (for I persist in
believing that it will be a little boy - however much you may
laugh at me!).
If possible, do write a little word to Theo soon
2 - he is so anxious for it. A cordial handshake in
thought.
Lovingly yours, Jo
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Written in Dutch.
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See Vincent's letter 601.
At this time, Vincent was 36 year oldSource: Theo van Gogh. Letter to Vincent van Gogh. Written 16 August 1889 in Saint-Rémy. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, number T15. URL: https://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/20/T15.htm.
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