Listen, Theo, what's the matter with you?

You know Mauve helped me to get settled, but I still have a great many expenses, and for the last few days I really have not had a penny in my pocket. Of course I had counted positively on your sending me at least 100 frs. for the month of January.

. . . The worst is that I cannot work with a model until I have some money in my pocket again, so I can hardly do anything, as the weather is too bad to sit outside, though I tried it several times.

I am all right, but the last few days I have been faint with suspense.

To Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 5-6 January 1882, Letter 168
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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