V O L U M E 8 , D O C U M E N T 4 6 1 a 1 4 1
auch damit unterhalten. Der Herr
Zürcher[12]
hat die größte freude an solchen Sa-
chen, u. ich glaube, wenn meine fertig ist wird ihre auch elektrisch.
Schreib mir bald wie’s Dir geht. Viele Grüße von Deinem
Adn.
ALS. [144 009].
[1]Dated by the references to Einstein being bedridden and his accusation that Eduard was being
“mollycoddled” (“verpimpelt”) by being kept in Arosa (see Einstein to Hans Albert Einstein, 25 Jan-
uary 1918 [Vol. 8, Doc. 442]).
[2]See note 1.
[3]Einstein had been bedridden since Christmas Eve, a situation that would not change for some
time (see Einstein to Hans Albert Einstein, 24 December 1917 and 15 January 1918 [Vol. 8, Docs. 417
and 442]).
[4]Einstein had arrived in Switzerland on 8 July to spend the summer with his sons and with his
sister, Maja, and had departed on 31 August 1917. His stay included a week in the mountain resort of
Arosa in the second half of July 1917 to visit Eduard (see Vol. 8, Docs. 360a, 361d, and 376b, in the
present volume).
[5]Einstein had complained that “an enormous amount of money” (“ungeheuer viel Geld”) was
being spent to cover Eduard’s medical expenses, eating up his savings (see Einstein to Hans Albert
Einstein, 25 January 1918 [Vol. 8, Doc. 442]).
[6]See Einstein to Hans Albert Einstein, 25 January 1918 (Vol. 8, Doc. 442).
[7]Heinrich Zangger had visited Eduard in Arosa at the end of December and again in January (see
Heinrich Zangger to Einstein, 31 December 1917 and 28 January 1918 [Vol. 8, Docs. 424 and 444,
respectively]).
[8]Zangger had been involved in the hospitalization of both Einstein-Maric and Eduard in Zurich
in April 1917 during their severe illnesses (see Vol. 8, Docs. 330a and 332a, in the present volume).
Zangger had been providing medical advice to Mileva at least since summer 1916 (see Einstein to
Heinrich Zangger, 25 July 1916 [Vol. 8, Doc. 242]).
[9]Hans Albert had stayed with the Zanggers from 28 April to 13 July 1917 during Mileva’s hos-
pitalization (see Vol. 8, Docs. 330a and 360b, in the present volume).
[10]Sonata for Piano No. 5 in C-Minor, op. 10, no. 1.
[11]Due to shortages, the Swiss government had introduced coal rationing in fall 1917 (see Fueter
1928, p. 263).
[12]The neighbor, Emil Zürcher Jr.
Vol. 8, 461a. From Mileva Einstein-Maric
Zürich 9. II. 1918.
Lieber Albert!
Ich habe Deinen Brief
erhalten.[1]
Genau vor zwei Jahren hast Du mir durch sol-
che Briefe den letzten Stoss in dieses Elend
gegeben,[2]
das ich immer noch nicht
los werden kann, und jetzt denkst Du wohl, ich könnte es zu schön haben, wenn
ich, wie Du sagst, weder Fieber noch Anfälle habe, und schreibst mir wieder das-
selbe. Ich kann Dir heute weder ja noch nein antworten, ich muss mich unbedingt
mit einem Anwalt über die Sache beraten; ich könnte es meinen Kindern gegenüber
nicht verantworten, anders zu handeln. Ich habe dasselbe schon damals thun wol-
len, da ich mich aber nie wohl fühlte, verschob ich die Sache immer, bis ich dann
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