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'''This letter is Letter No. 2 in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]'''. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] | '''This letter is Letter No. 2 in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]'''. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] expresses eagerness to meet with [[Laura C. Holloway]]. | ||
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Dearest daughter of God | Dearest daughter of God | ||
Whenever you like. As soon as you return come. I too would like to have a talk with you. For I want to know whether Barkis is still willing. I was told by the [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel]] that unconsciously to myself I had hurt your feelings by telling to the Duchess what I had about the [[Anna Bonus Kingsford|Kingsford]]. If so, I feel really sorry. But the Duchess is an empty headed fool, and I certainly never meant to hurt. What you told me was not in confidence nor did I think it worthwhile making a secret of it. | Whenever you like. As soon as you return come. I too would like to have a talk with you. For I want to know whether Barkis is still willing. I was told by the [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel]] that unconsciously to myself I had hurt your feelings by telling to the Duchess what I had about the [[Anna Bonus Kingsford|Kingsford]]. If so, I feel really sorry. But the Duchess is an empty headed fool, and I certainly never meant to hurt. What you told me <u>was not</u> in confidence nor did I think it worthwhile making a secret of it. | ||
::Yours ever faithfully | ::Yours ever faithfully | ||
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'''NOTES:''' | '''NOTES:''' | ||
* '''Barkis''' invokes the catchphrase "Barkis is willing" from Charles Dickens' ''David Copperfield'', which was in widespread usage in the late 1800s. It indicates that the character named Barkis was willing to marry.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky: Volume 1 1861-1879. Footnote on page 164-165.</ref> | |||
* '''Duchess''' refers to the Duchess de Pomar, Marie Sinclair, Countess of Caithness, with whom HPB stayed at Nice early in 1884. | |||
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== Physical description of letter == | == Physical description of letter == | ||
The original | The original is a single sheet in the handwriting of [[H. P. Blavatsky]]. The location of the original of this letter is in The Winterthur Library, Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Materials on Theosophy, in Winterthur, Delaware. | ||
== Publication history == | == Publication history == | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 10 December 2019
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| People involved | |
| Written by: | H. P. Blavatsky |
| Received by: | Laura C. Holloway |
| Sent via: | unknown |
| Dates | |
| Written on: | unknown |
| Received on: | in May-June 1884 |
| Other dates: | unknown |
| Places | |
| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | Paris |
| Via: | unknown |
This letter is Letter No. 2 in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas. H. P. Blavatsky expresses eagerness to meet with Laura C. Holloway.
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Dearest daughter of God Whenever you like. As soon as you return come. I too would like to have a talk with you. For I want to know whether Barkis is still willing. I was told by the Colonel that unconsciously to myself I had hurt your feelings by telling to the Duchess what I had about the Kingsford. If so, I feel really sorry. But the Duchess is an empty headed fool, and I certainly never meant to hurt. What you told me was not in confidence nor did I think it worthwhile making a secret of it.
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Context and background
Physical description of letter
The original is a single sheet in the handwriting of H. P. Blavatsky. The location of the original of this letter is in The Winterthur Library, Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Materials on Theosophy, in Winterthur, Delaware.
Publication history
This letter was was never published before its inclusion in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas.
Commentary about this letter
Additional resources
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky: Volume 1 1861-1879. Footnote on page 164-165.