Kjære Kramer og frùe. 

Tùsend tak for sidst og for all Eders

venlighed og gjæstfrihed mod mig. Dere

faar ùndskylde min daarlige skrift – jeg sid-

der nemlig i sengen og skriver – jeg har

feber og mange andre fornemmelser; – jo 

det var ikke saa ùnderlig om Engel var i 

daarlig humör, – thi det er en sygdom som 

har faret over bygden med vaaren – hodepine, 

örepine, ondt i öinene og næsten lamhed i krop 

og lemmer – og da jeg var sterkt forkjölet

paa forhaand blev jeg et hurtigt og let

bytte for denne "farsot", nù da jeg kom hjem. 

Börnene er færdig med den – ùndtagen Kristian, – 

som har feber – foresten <farer> börnene ùde

hele dagen og forkjöler sig stadig op igjen

I dag har jeg til afvexling havt en "frysebyge"

Men nù har jeg feberen igjen dobbelt sterk. 

Engel beder mig takke Eder hjærteligst

– hùn var meget begeistret baade for bro-

kadestykket og det blaa blomsterglas –

hùn var ogsaa svært fornöiet med hvad

jeg havde kjöbt – men jeg havde glemt

<en> vigtig ting – nemlig kopper – tùrde

jeg bede dere tage med et dusin af de

simpleste kopper som findes, – her knu-

ses det straks alt slag. –––

Ja nù gaar bilerne – og nù er her "inter-

komùnale" lige fra Vadheim ^{byttes i Förde} og hid, men 

det er jo lastebiler – dog sörger chaùfeuren 

i regelen for en brùgelig plads, men man bör jo 

ikke klæde sig for fint af hensyn til mel-

sækker og lign. Men Dere tager kanske tù-

ristbil fra Vadheim til Förde og ^vor bil

derfra – det er bare at spörge efter ^bilen "Ford" –

chaùfeùr Myklebùst. Ja velkommen <hid> <da> 

til Pintse! Undskyld min krankhed – haaber

jeg ikke smitter dere! Med den bedste

hilsen fra alle her – Eders N. Astrup

Dear Kramer and Mrs. 

It was good to see you and many thanks for all Your

kindness and hospitality towards me. You

must pardon my poor handwriting – I am

sitting in bed writing you see – I have

a fever and many other sensations; – well 

it wasn’t so strange that Engel was in a 

bad mood, – because it’s an illness that 

has swept over the village with the approach of spring – headache, 

earache, pain in the eyes and near paralysis of the body 

and limbs – and since I had a bad cold

beforehand I became quick and easy

prey to this “epidemic”, now after arriving home. 

The children have recovered from it – except for Kristian, – 

who has a fever – incidentally the children <run around> outdoors

all day long and are catching colds over and over again

Today I have had a “wave of chills” for a change

But now I have a fever again twice as severe. 

Engel asks me to thank You wholeheartedly

– she was very excited about both the bro-

cade fabric and the blue glass vase –

she was also very satisfied with what

I had purchased – but I had forgotten

<an> important item – in other words the cups – dare 

I ask you to bring a dozen of the

simplest cups available, – here every-

thing gets immediately shattered. –––

Well the motorcars are running now – and we have “inter-

municipal” routes from Vadheim ^{change in Förde} to here, but 

they are lorries – even so the chauffeur  

normally provides a decent seat, but one should  

not dress too finely because of the flour

sacks and such. But You might perhaps take the tour-

ist motorcar from Vadheim to Förde and ^our motorcar

from there – all you have to do is ask for the “Ford” ^motorcar –

chauffeur Myklebùst. Well welcome <here> <then> 

on Whitsunday! Pardon my poor health – hope

I haven’t infected you!! With very best

wishes from everyone here – Your N. Astrup