1892

Dapitan

Dapitan, 30 December 1892

DEAR FATHER SANCHEZ,[1]

Last night Don Antonio told me that you would like to know how bakhaw paste is prepared. I follow that following procedure: With a knife I remove the peel of the fruit until the pulp comes out. I boil the pulp until the water turns reddish. Then I crush the hot pulp.

A small quantity of lime water mixed with the paste prevents it from getting damp.

Pardon me for writing you in pencil, for I have no ink.

I am slightly indisposed, so that I cannot go out.

Happy New Year to all.

Very affectionately yours,

RIZAL

04-768 [Misc.]

[1892?]

From: Nellie Boustead

To: Rizal

Miss Boustead breaks her relations with Rizal[2]

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I am very sorry to have to disturb you with these few lines, but as I cannot forego the desire to tell you that you do me wrong in taking my reserved manner of doing things as a repulsion of your sentiments, you should know, then that I am but little expansive and [I do not have but] few words to respond to the protestations of [affection] that are lavished upon me [by those to whom] I am not less known!

I repeat once more, I do not think that my parents believe you capable of not ever loving me but for some financial reasons!

But [at last] I believe my duty to stop since you wish it to be so, as you say in your letter it should be! As for me, I cannot deny anything else, than to show you an example of another more profound affection than that of simple friendship, it is not in my character and consequently I cannot do it unless my parents consent to it. To tell them I leave it to whoever likes to do it.

Truly Yours,

H.

04-769 [Misc.]

N.D. Biarritz

From: Adelina Boustead

To: Jose Rizal

Miss Boustead sends Rizal a postcard thanking him for a gift of a book. This in in English.

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Villa Eliada, Biarritz (N.D.)

(Mr. Jose Rizal)

Dear Mr. Rizal:

I [hop]e you will excuse me for not [havi]ng thanked you for the nic[e boo]k you had the kindness to send me, but I thought mama had already thanked you, and it is only to-day while speaking about you, that she reminded me, about it. Again I thank you very much for it.

[Hop]ing that you are well, we all send you our kind remembrances, and happy journey.

Your [fri]end,

ADELINA BOUSTEAD