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and when the postman had left the painter Nik. Berg arrived and has

been up here with me, where Engel had just received

the newspaper from You. Engel, when she received the newspaper, immediately sent

word of it to me via Berg and Berg congratulated me

on having a picture in Bergens Billedgalleri – I became utterly

dismayed; – for I did not know then, that the newspaper was from You.

Berg probably thought, that the newspaper was sent from Hop, but

Engel had not said that, – I thought and feared that

it was a totally different picture "Spring night", which I now

in desperation was obliged to sell to a dentist in Bergen

for a cheap sum in order to take care of an old debt, – this

picture – which I had recently sent off – haunted me terribly in

my mind’s eye, and I discovered all of the poor features of the picture,

and I could not possibly agree to allow myself to be

represented in the gallery with that picture, – I prepared

to protest to the gallery, – and made great haste in

scribbling down a few lines to You and Kaland in order to find

out what had happened, and had the letters sent over to the north

side of the lake, where the mail is faster. When I three days

later received 300 kr. from You I understood the connection

and a weight fell from my shoulders.

Well excuse this rambling. I will write more later –

Sincerely hope that You can cope with all the difficulties

Why don’t You make a trip here this summer, – once

You move to Kristiania [Oslo], it might become more difficult

to visit us, – it would be so nice if

You came to visit some time.

With very best wishes to You and Inger

from Engel and Your devoted

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