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Dearest, only Laje'u of mine!
Today I received a dear letter from you, and it surprises me that you warn me, at a time when I have the visa in hand, and when I write my determination to you in every letter. I know your efforts for me, your dear letters and your packages that you sent me, and our past—that holds us together from so far away. And I hope, from dear God, to be with you in 3 months maximum. I am not traveling to Sweden for my parents, only to you, Laje'u. Do not think that I want to use you and trick gifts out of you (_ausfuchsen_)—I am not such a tyrant, and it isn't true! I will not abandon you when I come to Sweden; if you hold the same mind, then we are on the same path. Right now I am in Bratislava; on Sunday I am traveling to Humenné to arrange all the papers for the passport. I am no longer working at the firm, from the very moment I received the visa.
Laje'u, I ask you as my future wife: do not warn me about work, or that you might not be pleasing to me. Why do you have such a bad opinion of me?I don't know, perhaps someone wrote something to you about me. I can write to you openly that I haven't seriously courted/flirted (_kofiert_) with anyone here, and on Sunday I am going to Humenné and will visit your dear Joli [Jolin]. But I will not sit there for long, because I do not feel comfortable around the Lefkovič family; I know...
1 / 2Today I received a dear letter from you, and it surprises me that you warn me, at a time when I have the visa in hand, and when I write my determination to you in every letter. I know your efforts for me, your dear letters and your packages that you sent me, and our past—that holds us together from so far away. And I hope, from dear God, to be with you in 3 months maximum. I am not traveling to Sweden for my parents, only to you, Laje'u. Do not think that I want to use you and trick gifts out of you (_ausfuchsen_)—I am not such a tyrant, and it isn't true! I will not abandon you when I come to Sweden; if you hold the same mind, then we are on the same path. Right now I am in Bratislava; on Sunday I am traveling to Humenné to arrange all the papers for the passport. I am no longer working at the firm, from the very moment I received the visa.
Laje'u, I ask you as my future wife: do not warn me about work, or that you might not be pleasing to me. Why do you have such a bad opinion of me?I don't know, perhaps someone wrote something to you about me. I can write to you openly that I haven't seriously courted/flirted (_kofiert_) with anyone here, and on Sunday I am going to Humenné and will visit your dear Joli [Jolin]. But I will not sit there for long, because I do not feel comfortable around the Lefkovič family; I know...
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_(Top upside-down lines):_ ...sent the telegram. Laje'u, why do you write. On the 20th of July I received the visa and to you.
...myself not why; in Humenné I will now be for a week; I will write to you, Laje'u, from there.
Therefore I hope to receive the passport and visa [stamped]; I swear to you that I will employ everything to come to you—so it is good that you should wait for me. And if I do not succeed—God forbid—in achieving that, then I have a plan. I am not writing it to you because I do not want to trouble you so much; I will handle everything myself. Now is the beginning of my happiness, and I hope to dear God that I will succeed—only have patience! As soon as I receive the passport, I will send you a telegram.
Now do not worry about anything at all; you should rest. My only worry is regarding the money, but if not, I'll leave it—with the Joint nothing can be done; they are even taking money from me for the passport. If you have something regarding money and can find someone who will pay you out there, that would be very good.
I will make every effort to get everything exactly in order—the passport and everything. I will dress myself nicely and do whatever can be done according to the law.
Do not worry, my dearest, and do not pester/nag me (_sekiere mich nicht_), for I am determined in my decision—you will see me! I don't know, here I enjoy very great sympathy, and I am convinced that I will be pleasing to you.
Awaiting your letter, with many greetings and heartfelt kisses from your faithful Mojšu.
_(Bottom upside-down lines):_ written with many...It seems to me that your dear letters [have taken on] a cooler [tone].
2 / 2...myself not why; in Humenné I will now be for a week; I will write to you, Laje'u, from there.
Therefore I hope to receive the passport and visa [stamped]; I swear to you that I will employ everything to come to you—so it is good that you should wait for me. And if I do not succeed—God forbid—in achieving that, then I have a plan. I am not writing it to you because I do not want to trouble you so much; I will handle everything myself. Now is the beginning of my happiness, and I hope to dear God that I will succeed—only have patience! As soon as I receive the passport, I will send you a telegram.
Now do not worry about anything at all; you should rest. My only worry is regarding the money, but if not, I'll leave it—with the Joint nothing can be done; they are even taking money from me for the passport. If you have something regarding money and can find someone who will pay you out there, that would be very good.
I will make every effort to get everything exactly in order—the passport and everything. I will dress myself nicely and do whatever can be done according to the law.
Do not worry, my dearest, and do not pester/nag me (_sekiere mich nicht_), for I am determined in my decision—you will see me! I don't know, here I enjoy very great sympathy, and I am convinced that I will be pleasing to you.
Awaiting your letter, with many greetings and heartfelt kisses from your faithful Mojšu.
_(Bottom upside-down lines):_ written with many...It seems to me that your dear letters [have taken on] a cooler [tone].
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