## Letter 7 — Brühl, November 24, 1850

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**Correction:** The closing prose is better read as having little money and not much hope and courage. The manuscript supports “nicht viel,” agreeing with the older English version, rather than the former possible “quite a lot.” The hopeful reunion verse should not erase the discouragement in the prose. The contact surname [Gaa?] is preferable to Haar but remains provisional.

**Retain:** Reporting the next morning, arrangements for belongings and anger about unanswered requests for his own money are consistent across the versions. They do not establish subsequent military service or combat. A line in the verse speaks of new joys in the heart; the older “shun all fears” is not preferable merely because it is more fluent.

Reviewed September 24, 2026. See the consolidated historical translation comparison and revised connected narrative in Research. Original source files are unchanged.