Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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[Alexandria] 31 March 1884
    My dear Constantine,       I have your letter 19th instant: as well as     yours and Alexander’s to Aristides. Last week in my letter     to Paul, I wrote as to the manner in which we exerted     ourselves to find situations, and, altho’ by no means a
    party in that nonsensical Athens proposal, I do think     Alexander is unnecessarily severe and jumps at     very painful conclusions. But ’tis best to say no more.     “Hard words break no bones”, and there should be no hard     words between us. We are doing all we can.     Thanks very much for your letter, the contents of which     I note with interest. The subscription to the Queen     is of course ― in the absence of back numbers ― from     1 March. Surely, you give me discernment enough to
    know thus much and not allow myself to be humbugged     by Penasson. Mr. Moss writes me, dating 17th instant,      “I had a charming letter from your mother the other day     and I am going to respond to her Ladyship.” ― I don’t     know what he means.      With best love to mother and you all           I am, dear Constantine,           Your affectionate but distressed                John.

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0042 (417)

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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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31/3/1884

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44 x 27.5 cm

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F53_Φ1-32

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Cavafy, John

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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy, on the first page of a double sheet letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. The remaining pages are blank. Family and personal matters. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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English

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Writing in ink. Watermark: R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria.

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The transcription and editing of the letters of John Constantine Cavafy addressed to C. P. Cavafy was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.