An Apology for the Delay in Replying
An apology for the delay in my reply
The mercy of God be with you!
I haven’t managed to reply to your first letter, and now here comes a second one…
I give thanks for your remembrance of me, and I would be ready to reply, but I have no time. So much work has piled up! Meanwhile, I must write to you about all the important matters…
Wait a little while until I free myself. Then we’ll begin our discussion.
I can work only in the morning. In the evening my mind is fit only for idle chatter about simple things.[1]
The Lord bless you!
Your well-wisher.
17 March 1889