Dear, kind,
beloved . . . . J[osephine] --
I
am sending you herewith for the present six bottles of eau de
cologne which belong to me -- You can return them to me when you
have received yours from my friend the rascal [Anderson footnote:
"Probably Zmeskall, who was on very friendly terms with the
Brunsvik family."] -- I will try to find you this evening,
beloved, dear, dear J[osephine], but if I don't, well, I will
invoke all that is evil on the heads of your relations -- All
Good wishes, dearest.
I
love you as dearly as you do not love me.
Your
faithful
L.
v. Beethoven