Have seen notice of the grant in the papers Holmedal 2^nd April

Many thanks for Your letter – and then thank you

for the grant – yes I must consider Your

efforts on my behalf as a decisive factor in

the ~~allocatition~~ ^allocation of the endowment – so I have to a

great degree You and Your husband to thank for

the grant; which I would otherwise not have gotten

for another year – or perhaps two.

Your letter has travelled via Aalhùs and has thus

not arrived here until today the 2^nd of April – and

the day before yesterday I wrote to You, so I have

nothing new to communicate. I will remain here

a few more days, as I believe the air here is

good for me – and I am very sick at the

moment. I have still not painted anything

unfortunately – and I do not have a good conscience

– do not dare come to Bergen before I at least

have painted a little picture – I will write then

Greeting to Your husband. Best wishes from Engel and

Your devoted friend Nikolai Astrup

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