As
a
precaution,
you
could write to Hurwitz in advance and ask
him
whether he
agrees.
I
believe
that,
sooner or
later, it will be
possible for
you
to lodge again with the
Bächtholds,
because
one room
has not been definitively rented. Of
course,
that certain Zurich
Philistine
is
now
living
in
your
former
pleasant
little
room
&
you
must
renounce
it....
serves
you
right,
you
little runaway!
But
now
I
must
push
on
with
my
studies
With cordial
greetings
your
Albert Einstein
40. TO
MILEVA
MARIC
[Zurich,
16
April
-
8
November
1898]
D[ear] M[iss] M[aric]!
Please don't be
angry
that I didn't show
up
for such
a
long
time.
I
was
seriously unwell,
so
that I didn't dare leave
my room.
My
legs
are
still somewhat
unsteady today. Nevertheless,
I
was
bold enough to
pull myself
together for
a
walk this afternoon. I told Mrs.
Bächth[old] to invite all those boarders who feel like it
&
I beg
of
you
to be
one
of them. But if
you
don't
come,
I'll visit
you very
soon, once
I
feel
well
enough.
If I
am
not able to
come,
then I
expect that
you'll visit
me as soon as
possible.
With
friendly greetings,
your
Albert Einstein
I've
already
finished
reading
half of the volume. I find it
very
stimulating
&
informative,
even
though
the details sometimes lack
clarity
&
precision.
41.
TO
MILEVA MARIC
[Zurich,
after 16
April
1898]
Esteemed Miss!
When I got home
just
a
short while
ago,
I found the apartment
locked
&
nobody home,
so
that I
again
had to depart in humiliation.
I
beg
you
therefore not to be
angry
with
me
for
abducting
Drude
in
my
hour of need
so as
to be able to
study
a
little.
Friendly
greetings from
your
Albert
Einstein
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