I intend to take into my service a man who copies music and who has offered to come. His parents are still living in Vienna, and this might be a very good arrangement. But I should like to discuss the conditions with you; and as you are free tomorrow, which I unfortunately am every day, please come and have coffee with me tomorrow afternoon after you have finished your midday meal somewhere. They I can consult you about this, and after our consultation proceed to act –
By the way, we have the honour of informing you that we will shortly send you a few decorations from our order of the house, the grand one for yourself, the others to be conferred wherever you like, provided no parson gets any – We expect an answer from you tomorrow morning – At the same time we make you a present of a few ink-blots – [Anderson footnote: “In the autograph the previous sentence is smeared with ink.”]
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