Dear Per!

Received your letter a few minutes

ago – and in a few minutes the postman leaves

again – Many thanks for the letter! – Wonder-

ful, that You are coming! You are warmly wel-

come! Why don’t you bring the whole fami-

ly and stay here for 8 days at least!

Both Engel and I look immensely forward

to seeing You dear people,

who have always been so kind towards

us for no reason; – I hope the bird cherry will

remain in bloom until you arrive, but

it will probably lose its flowers by then, –

unfortunately; – now it looks like a might-

y white snow-covered giant, – it

has never blossomed like this before – it competes

with the snow patches on the mountains in its white

brilliance, – but spring advances in leaps and

bounds; – the snow in the mountains melts,

and the scent of the bird cherry spreads five kilometres in

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