Unknown Date IX

The Day 20

Most Beloved Bronisia

My dearest treasure, I wish you from my whole heart happiness[1], health, the best[2] prosperity and also I desire ardently to keep[3] you, dear heart, always happy like a nightingale singing in the hazelnut trees[4] because when I see you sad then I feel a great pain in [my] heart I wish you Happy Easter [and] happy amusements. I remain forever

T.G.

Loving you until the cold grave

Goodbye [my] heart XXXXXX

I kiss you warmly XXXXXX

In the address line—

For my Darling

Bronisia[5] Ru

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[1] Or “good fortune”

[2] Literally “good”

[3] Literally “have”

[4] Or “branch”

[5] Last vowels inflected for the genitive case (=Bronisi)