Engel must "wean" Kari, and she feels it

is too early, – Kari isn’t more than 4 months

old – and obviously needs whatever Engel has.

Unfortunately I have no completed pictures at the moment,

I must apologize to You for not being able

to provide any pictures for the 15^th <Dc>. Nor

are my latest things suitable for sale,

they are too experimental. I have received a re-

quest from a German, who wishes to commission copies

of the pictures, that I have in Nationalgalleriet,

I don’t dare to take it on, I don’t think – I

should, because I now owe so much, that I am

afraid I will never be totally free of debt (ca. 2000 kroner).

Yesterday I received a money order in the amount of 500 kroner "in advance" (from

Rasmùs Meyer) "for pictures" – I almost failed to have

it relinquished from the post office, because Meyer had written

Eivind Astrup on the envelope. He had heard that

I lacked the funds to go

abroad – it was of good use for the worst

debt items – I am not planning to travel abroad,

for the time being at least. For I must look after Kari, if

Engel must stay in a sanatorium – the doctor fears tuber-

culosis. Forgive my muddled letter. My greetings to Miss Inger!

I trust You are living well. Your devoted Nikolai Astrup

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