DOC. 204
APRIL
1910
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hammer
away
with
others
on
the
things
that
depress
or
anger
us
does not
help
in
overcoming
them.
One
must knock
them
down alone.
Uncle
Adolf and
his wife
were
here.[2]
He
is
not at all
as
nasty
a
customer
as
my
childhood
recollections
would have
it.
Of
course,
he also
gave
me a
complete
inventory
of Marie's and
Uncle
Kosmann's sins[3]-such
things
are
always amusing
if
one
doesn't
happen
to be
one
of the main
players.
Recently
we
went
to the
Karrs,
where Aunt Ida
and
Edit
are now on a
visit.[4]
Aunt Ida
has
aged very much,
but there
is something
attractive,
almost
captivating,
in
her
even today.
In
spite
of
all
that
has
happened
in
the
past,
I
find
her
presence
absolutely
pleasant
and
enjoyable.
Edit
is
a
home-bred,
innocent
girl
who does
not
seem
to
have
inherited
any
of her mother's
virtuosity-or
perhaps
her talents
are
still
dormant
and
are
waiting
to be
aroused.
Who knows?
The
holidays
with
the
Chavans[5]
were
very
pleasant.
He
stayed
longer
than
she,
because
she
had
to
go
to
Geneva,
where her father
lies
hopelessly
ill.[6]
Please send
me
the address of the Adlers
in Munich
so
that
I
can
send
my
condolences
to
these
poor people. They
are surely very unhappy, especially
Rosa.[7]
What
was
it
of
which Paul died
so
quickly?
I
heard about
it from
Albert
Karr.
My
lectures
have
started
and
they give me
much
pleasure.[8]
I
am
also
working on
several
publications.
In
a
few
days
I must
give
a
lecture
at
the
meeting
of the
Schweizerische
Naturforscher,[9]
for
which I
am
not
yet
in the
least
prepared. So,
as
you
see,
there
is
a
lot to do.
There
is
also
another
interesting
piece
of
news.
It
is
most
probable
that
I
will be
offered
the
position
of
Ordinary
Professor
at
a
large
university,
with
a
significantly
better
salary
than what
I
now
have. I
am
not
yet
free
to
say
where
this
is.[10]
If
you
receive this
letter
in
Berlin,
give my
best
to
Uncle
& Aunt,
and
also
to
Elsa,
and
especially
to
Paula,[11]
with
regard to
whom
I
have
a guilty
conscience
because
I have
not
yet
thanked her
for her
friendly
letter of
congratulations
on
my
appointment
to
Zurich.[12]
Love
and
kisses from
your
Albert
[...][13]
I
just
received
your
postcard,
from which I
see your
present
address.
Aunt
Ida
came
to
see
us
yesterday.
It
is
remarkable
how likable and fine she
is.
I
gladly forgive
her
for
not
having
gotten
along
with
that
+
lout[14]
and for
having
looked
for
ample compensa-
tion. She
has
it
very good,
because
Robert
has
a very good
position
&
is,
it
seems,
very
capable.