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Vienna, Thursday
August 17, 1882
My beloved girl
A month ago today my delighted eyes spied you sitting on the veranda of the Philipp's house and you didn't recognize me, and two months ago you had just become my fiancée. Since then little, very little has happened to make the union for which we are striving a reality. And yet we have made some use of this time. We were strangers to one another, had to get to know each other, experience things together-this we have achieved; and if we both keep healthy and some demon does not disrupt our feelings for one another, the ensuing monthly memorials should find us well on the