he is also a much better artist, than he

was before, – he has really worked hard to improve himself;

he drew me twice, – two excellent drawings, – he

was very enthusiastic about Kaland’s portrait, which I

have also always liked. He also drew

the farm here from two angles. We took a motorboat excursion to visit

Berg one day, when I was feeling a little better. – Breivik practically fell in

love, I believe, when he saw Berg’s paintings, he sighed

the entire time – “well it has nothing to do with cleverness” – he

said – I was reminded of your words; – “I wish, that I could

paint like that” he said. Breivik has clearly benefited from

his sojourn abroad, – he did not value highly what he

had done before, – it was now that he would begin, – he said.

I received your letter with copy of the letter to N. Haùgen, but I have

been so ill, that I did not have the strength to go there and talk

to him, – and he has not come here either, – I will

write as soon as I have spoken to him. We heard today, that the

pious man “with the mole”, had “raised you[r price] a little”, – in that

he had demanded 45 öre per litre from you, – his wife

said so, – the dairy charges 40, but he no doubt thinks, that he should

have 5 öre extra for carrying the milk home. With respect to a house,

I don’t know of any available for sale here in the village, – but in Nordfjord

there are evidently several, but that would require a long transport, – I wonder,

whether it might be cheapest for you to use “timber framing or

double cardboard and plywood with studs[.] that would at least require ^the cheapest

transport, and you might perhaps be able to get hold of logs from the forests here. ~~{...}~~

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