"weaned" the youngest child to be able to accompany me on

a trip to Nordfjord – I will try to find a

warm and mild place there and remain for 8-14 days to see if

I can be rid of this choking, – should

You and Höst arrive here during that period, telephone Sivert-

sen’s hotel Sandene – I will be informed straightaway, and

will then reach home within a day – it would

be fun, if You came here this summer, – our place

is simple and austere, but You can be sure,

it is clean – Engel’s sister and brother will stay here,

while we are in Nordfjord, and they can row to Aardal’s

telephone station and alert us, if we were so unlucky

that you should arrive precisely when we were in Nordfjord, but

I hope that we are home again before then.

It will be sad to leave Jölster, but as I mentioned I am thinking of

it for the sake of my health – I have become fond of this

farm, where I have invested many a hard day’s work.

And now I would like to wish You and Höst a warm

welcome to our simple home – we will be here until Oc-

tober in any case. With very best wishes from Engel and

Your devoted Astrup

P.S. You write in Your postcard of 11^th June that: –

"Kr. 150.00 is being sent to you today which I hope reaches You

safely etc." – nothing has arrived here as yet – can

it have been lost en route? D.S.

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