La Pikina 1 August My very dearest Annerl! Although I don’t yet know where I should send this letter, inwardly I feel so close to you that I must write to make this beautiful evening hour more intimate and convivial for myself with a bit of chit-chat. The wine seller came by this evening with a crate on his shoulders and he’s lined up ten superb bottles for me in the cellar. A few days ago the good fellow walked past the Villa Sainte Anna with the same heavy crate on his shoulders, on and on, looking for ‘la Pikina …
And to celebrate its arrival I went to the butcher and got myself a schnitzel and a large loaf of homemade