DOCS. 13-15
SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER
1903
15
I
am very sorry
about what
happened
with Lieserl.
Scarlet
fever
often leaves
some
lasting
trace
behind. If
only
everything passes
well. How
is
Lieserl
registered?[4]
We
must
take
great care,
lest difficulties arise
for the
child in the
future.
Now
come
back to
me soon. 31/2
weeks have
already passed,
and
a good
little wife
should
not
be
away
from
her
man
for
longer
than
that. But
our
place
still
does
not
look
nearly
as
terrible
as you might
think. You will
quickly
put it
in
order
again.
I
am
getting along
with
Haller[5]
better than
ever
before. He
is quite
friendly,
and
recently,
when
a
patent agent protested against
my finding, citing
even a
decision
of
the
German
patent
office in
support
of
his
complaint,
he
took
my
side
on
all
points.
You'll
see,
I'll
get
ahead,
so
we'll
not have to
starve.
If
only my
mother
could
get
a
job
in
Berlin,
then
we
would be out of the
woods.[6]
It
also
seems
quite
certain that
Oberlin,
who
is
well
disposed
toward
me,
will
become
a
deputy
administrator.[7]
Luigi
will
shortly
be in
Hechingen.[8]
It remains
to be
seen
whether
he will also
come
to
Bern.
Come
soon.
Love and kisses
from
Jonzl[9]
Cordial
greetings
to
everyone.
14.
To Conrad Habicht
[Bern,
3
October
1903]
Dear
C.
Please
do
come
to
Bern
some Sunday
as soon as
possible,
so
that
we can
finish
and
discuss all
that's
necessary.[1]
This
cannot
be
done
well
by
letter.
Kindest
regards to
the
inventor.[2]
Your
A.E.
15.
To
Conrad
Habicht
[Bern,
30 November
1903]
Hey, you
miserable
lazybones![1]
Why
is
everything
at
a
standstill. I
think that the
thing
could be
quite
useful
as a
relay,
in
telephones,
for
example.[2]
Two
orphaned
membra
are
sitting
here
and
dreaming
of
an
extraordinary
meeting.[3]
(Agenda
of
no
importance) So,
up, you lazy
member!
Signed,
the
peeved
membrum
E,
who sits in
the
sulking
corner
Bern.
[...][4]