DLA017-0131  Transcription

SOCIETÀ ANONIMA DI NAVIGAZIONE

“SAN MARCO”

SEDE IN VENEZIA

on board

Motonave “Francesco Morosini”

Saturday

My dear Philip.

I am on board this ship which left Trieste at midday and at 8.30 I arrive at Lussinpiccolo, the capital of the Island Lussino. I have been there over 35 years ago and I hear it is still a quiet, unspoilt place.

I am very grateful to you for the great sollicitude in giving me advise [sic] as to stay in Venice. But, all my arrangements were already done, my trunks on the way to Lussino etc. But, however, I should like to study at Venice, the place is irritating my nerves; I want trees and shrubs and flowers to be happy and I cannot stand any more to live on the pavement. But, I will go to Venice another time to work.

I will see how Lussino suits me as a residence, and I will spend all my time in wor-

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king; of course I ought to have regular teaching, but I tried last in the cities of Italy to study, but I couldn’t stand the climate.

I cannot write [more?] as this steamer is so shaking, all I want to say dear Philip is that I was extremely happy to see you and many thanks for your kind hospitality. Forgive me that I am sometimes nervous, but my homeless life the last 35 years have overwrought my nerves.

I hope next year we meet again. I will write more when I get to land.

I hope Apponyi’s portrait [possibly 2596] [illegible] well and you will have a happy time in Paris.

With love | your old friend

Vilmos

Editorial Note:

Vilmos Ruttkay de Felső-Ruttka (born 1869), commercial attaché at the Hungarian Embassy in London; for biographical notes, see [4856]. 

SMDL

20/01/2018