The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Nubel ¶ 24th. Sept. 1842. ¶ My good dear Ferdinand! ¶ ¶ I want to give you my opinion about staying here. If I do not go to ... ¶ I shall stay here. ¶ ¶ I like the people; and with another place i...

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Private hands. 42.09.24

Preferred Citation:

Iwanne Müller to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1842-09-24. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/42-09-24>, accessed May 20, 2024

Letter not found. The text given here was 'Translated in Sydney from the German', and placed in Louise Wehl's scrap-book.

Nubel

Nübel.

24th. Sept. 1842.

My good dear Ferdinand!

I want to give you my opinion about staying here. If I do not go to ...

translator's excision.

I shall stay here.

I like the people; and with another place it is just a lottery.

My wish now is to see you all after Easter — Once when I had the opportunity I said to the Pastor, "My money is nearly all gone" He said "No business of mine, what have you done with it?" I don't know it seems to run away.

My toothache comes from hollow teeth and as I cannot protect myself from draught and wind have it fairly often — it is a dreadful pain, one gets weak with it.

It is foolish of Bertha not to take Medicine. Is she getting on with her music?

I am sending Bertel's letter;

Letter not found.

— so familiar. So I shall not write to him any more.

Tell him lack of time stops me from writing — I am keen to know what sort of fiancee Therese Clausen has —

I must hurry now as I have to send a letter to Albertine

Albertine Warder?

—

It remains like this — I am staying here if I have to renounce a happy and gay life, for hope of happy future gives me courage again. I try to suppress sad thoughts that come to me.

Your Iwanne.