12th May 1918

Dear Dahl!

Many thanks for Your bother with

my accumulator lantern, – and thank you

for offering to recharge

it, – I am, as You see, immediately making use

of Your kind offer, – but it is

not my intention that You shall do it

gratis, – let me know, what it costs –

You have also paid for the last postage it seems.

I also owe You a picture from

a while ago – I have not forgotten that, but

that ^picture we talked about the last time, I destroyed unfortu-

nately, but I hope to have one, that

You will like, when we meet in Bergen next

time. There is a lack of light here and a lack of alcohol

and many other types of rationing, if

I only had a couple of metres of lead pipe I would immediately

distil jenever. With best wishes

from Engel and me I remain Your devoted

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