of
you.
If
only
I
were
not
afraid of the
responsibility
-
because
my
little brat
is
very
capricious.
Poor
little Helen has
now
fallen for
him after
all,
due to his
laudable
persistence
-
now
her
fine spirit
will suffocate in his fat
-
a
sad
psychological prophecy.
It's
really
a
pity for her.
Moreover, I
think
that in
a
short time he
will
be the
same
scoundrel
he used to be.
Something
like that
doesn't disappear easily.
The "groom" has thus become
a
real "husband"?
You
see,
real
miracles do
happen
in
our
skeptical
age
too!
Friendly greetings
to
your
family! Kissing
you
all
over,
wherever
you
allow
it,
your
Johanzel
77.
TO ADOLF
HURWITZ
Milan, 30
September [1900]
Esteemed Herr Professor!
My
friend Ehrat has written to
me
that Dr. Matter, who has been
your
assistant until
now,
has obtained
a
position
as a
Gymnasium
teacher in
Frauenfeld. I
am
therefore
taking
the
liberty
to
inquire
respectfully
whether I have
a
chance of
becoming
your
assistant.
I would not have taken the
liberty
of
troubling
you
with
such
an
inquiry
during vacations
were
it
not
for the fact that the
granting
of
citizenship in
Zurich,
for which I have
applied,
has been made
conditional
upon my
proving
that
I
have
a
permanent
job.
Thanking
you
in advance for
your
kind
response,
I
remain
respectfully
yours
Albert
Einstein
Via
Bigli
21
Milan
78.
TO ADOLF
HURWITZ
Milan, 26 September
[1900]
Esteemed Herr Professor!
Thank
you
for
your
kind letter. It made
me
very
happy
to
learn
that I have
a
chance of
getting
the
position.
Since lack of
time
prevented
my
taking part in the mathematics seminar, and
no
opportunity
was
offered for seminar exercises in
theoretical
and
experimental
physics,
there is nothing in
my
favor except the fact
that I attended most of the lectures offered. I think I should
therefore also mention that I
occupied myself mainly
with
analytical
mechanics and theoretical
physics
during
my
university
years.
I remain respectfully
yours
Albert Einstein
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