DOCS. 422-425
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
1912
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university.[5]
Finally,
let
me
emphasize
that
an
assistantship
would be
a
great
blessing
for
Ratnowski.
He
is
extremely poor,
married,
and the father of
two children.[6]
Please
forgive
me
for
writing
to
you
about
this matter
without
having
been
asked.[7]
With
best
wishes,
I
remain
yours sincerely,
A.
Einstein
423.
To
Lucien Chavan
[Zurich,
December
1912][1]
Dear
Mr. Chavan:
I
deeply
apologize
for not
having
written
for such
a long
time;
but the
great
amount
of
work left
me
with
no
time for
it.[2]
I would love to
see
you
soon
and
am
therefore
inviting you
and
your
wife
to
visit
us
during
the
holidays.[3]
We
are
all
very
happy
to
be
in Switzerland
again;
in
Prague
we always
felt like
outsiders.
I
was very happy
to know
that
the conditions
in
your
office have
improved;
let's
hope
that
this
is
going
to last.
If
things go badly again,
we surely
will
help
out
once
more.[5]
Cordially yours,
A.
Einstein
424. To
Helene
Savic
[Zurich,
after
17
December
1912][1]
Dear
Mrs. Savic
I
wouldn't
want to
pass
up
this
opportunity
to send
a
greeting to
the Serbian heroine.
We
were very glad
that
you
made
it well
through
these
upsetting
times.
But
it
is
terrible
for
poor Milana.[2]
If the Austrians
will
only
remain
calm;
a
conflict with
Austria
would
be bad
for the
Serbs,
even
in
victory.[3]
But
I
believe
that the saber
rattling
does
not
mean
much.
Best wishes to all
of
you
from
your
A.
Einstein
425. To
Paul
Ehrenfest
[Zurich,
December
20-24,
1912][1]
Dear
Ehrenfest,
I
would be
delighted
if
you
came.
I
am
not
at
all
inundated
with
guests.
We
are
expecting family
visits
to
which
I
would not like
to
expose you only
for the
holidays
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