B wonderful serenity has taken pos- session of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alo- ne, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.
I so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tran- quil existence, that I neglect my ta- lents. I should be incapable of dra- wing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.
