It had a huge impact on him, and he had to get it off his chest. Vincent described what happened next in detail to his brother. ‘I was suddenly suspicious and said - have you taken something by any chance? She screamed “Yes!”’. She was desperate, because her family disapproved of her relationship with Vincent. Margot attempted suicide by taking poison. Margot Begemann was Vincent’s 12-year-older neighbour. ‘Something has happened, Theo, which most of the people here know or suspect nothing about - nor may ever know, so keep as silent as the grave about it - but which is terrible. In September 1884, Vincent shared something that needed to stay a secret. That was uncommon as in the 19th century, most people avoided writing about anything too personal. Vincent and Theo trusted each other deeply, they even wrote to each other about intimate matters.
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