DOCS. 165-168 JUNE
1909 127
Now
that
you
live
nearer, perhaps
I will have the
pleasure
of
seeing you
here
one
of
these
days.
166.
To
Georg Meyer
Bern, 7
June
1909
Highly
esteemed
Sir:[1]
I
am very sorry
if
I
have
caused
you
distress
by my
careless behavior. I
answered the
congratulatory
card
your
wife
sent
me
on
the
occasion
of
my
appointment[2]
too
heartily
and
thereby
re-awakened
the old affection
we
had
for each
another.[3]
But
this
was
not
done with
impure
intentions.
The behavior of
your wife,
for whom I have the
greatest respect,
was
totally
honorable. It
was
wrong
of
my
wife-and
excusable
only
on
account
of
extreme
jealousy-to
behave-without
my
knowledge-the
way
she
did.[4]
I
am very sorry
if this
disturbed
your &
your
wife's
domestic
harmony.
I
also
promise
you
that
I shall not do
anything ever again
that
might
disturb
your
happiness
anew
and I also
beg
you
to
bear
no
grudge
against
your good wife,
who did
nothing
wrong.
With
greatest respect,
yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr.
Einstein
167.
To
Friedrich
Adler
Bern, Saturday
[12
June
1909]
Esteemed Dr.
Adler:[1]
I
just
found
a
printing
error
in
the announcement
of
your course
in
the
course
list.
It
says
"statistical" instead of
"static"
fields.[2]
With
best
regards,
yours sincerely,
A.
Einstein
168.
To
Eilhard
Wiedemann
Bern, 14
June
1909
Highly
esteemed Professor
Wiedemann:[1]
Please
forgive
me
for
not
answering
you
for
so
long.
But
I
first
had
to
weigh
the
matter
carefully
before
I
was
able
to
reply.
The
way things
now
stand
with
me,
I find it
impossible
to
accept
your
kind offer.