DOCS.
216,
217
APRIL
1916 211
the
children since
and
also did not
arrange any
more
meetings.
I should
see
the
children
only
when
they
are
not
also under
their
mother’s
influence; only
in
this
way
are
serious conflicts avoided.
Today
I’m
traveling
to
Lucerne and
am staying
until
Tuesday
morning.[5]
This
long delay
in
my
homeward
trip is
an
involuntary
one;
the
visa endorsement
of
my
passport
required time-consuming
formalities,[6]
which
prevented
me
from
finishing yesterday. Tuesday morning
I’ll
still be
occupied
with
it;
then
I’ll
depart
immediately.
I
want
to
stay
in
Dettingen
for
a
day;[7]
but
then
I
am coming
to
your
house
immediately.
I
am,
to
be
honest, famished,
because
I’ve
been
deprived
of
your
and
the little
minxes’ nice
company
for
so
long.
This
pleasant feeling
is
already
motivation
enough
to travel. One
appreciates
more
what
one
has at
home! I gathered
the
news
for
you very diligently,
but
never
had
it
in front of
me
when
I
was
writing
to
you.
This
habit also
has
an
unfavorable influence
on
my correspondence
...
But in
return,
you may
make
fun
of
me
when
we
are
together
again.
Kisses also to
the little
minxes from
your
Albert.
Cord[ial] greetings
to Uncle
&
Aunt.
217. To
Michele Besso
[Lucerne,
22
April
1916]
Dear
Michele,
I
am
arriving
at
10h 28
in
Zurich,
and
am
then
going
straight
to
the
Consulate[1]
and
shall
then
look
you up,
if
at
all
possible,
at
your
apartment. We’re
having
a
very good
time here.
Paul
looks
well.[2]
That
lady
was
presumably
the mother
of
Geiger,[3]
who
used to work with Rutherford.
I
calculated
during
the
trip
that the
amplitude must
grow by
about
6
cm
at
each full
swing, using
the
experimental
arrangement at
the
Phys.
Institute.[4]
Show
the
thing
to
Vero,
as
I
wasn’t able to
get
to
it. Don’t
forget
to
poke your
noses
into
the
book
by Mann;
it’s
well
worth
it.
Affectionate
greetings
to
you
all,
yours,
Albert.