mine – it was originally a mountain dairy cabin

–and then thank God I have a little Mrs. who

takes care of me – so I suffer no neglect – the doctor

visited me a a couple of days ago and gave

me a strong medicine, which is meant to cure me of

all [the tuberculin], he claimed. I have not

used any of Your money as yet, since I have received some

money, that was owed to me for a picture in Bergen

– I also have outstanding sums for several other pictures;

and in addition I am a debt-free man at the moment – so I should

not have any reason to complain –

and yet here I am ungrateful devil

complaining, because I I did not receive a grant

– but now my dear relatives will

hear from me – I will send them the letter

from the scholarship committee – where it states that “the scholarship

committee has not heard anything unfavourable about my ‘pri-

vate life’”. – I am so exasperated about having to write

to You, Werenskiold, Krohg and others about this

shitty grant – when it has nothing to do with

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