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JANUARY
1914
be
to
have such
a
harmonious
being always nearby.
All
of
the
splendor
of
the
Academy[2]
is nothing
but
cheap
tinsel in
comparison.
If
I
can ever
arrange
it
again
to be able to
meet with
you,
I will
not
pass
up
the
chance. As
a
token of the
happy
remembrance I
am
sending your
boys
a
flying
dragon;[3]
I
am sure
you'll
not
misconstrue
it
as a
nasty
hint,
and such
a thing
is
great
fun
for
boys.
But
don't
pester
them for
a
thank-you
letter-let the
pleasure
remain
unspoiled.
Ehrat
came
to
see me
yesterday.
Sure
enough,
he
installed himself
in
a
family
in
which
there
are
two
daughters![4]
One of
them, he
says,
he'll
try
to
conquer.[5]
He
pursues
matrimony
like
a
kind
of
duty,
like
teaching,
but
he
never gets
around to
doing
it.
When
I
saw
him
again
yesterday,
and heard
him
talk,
I
wondered whether
you
would
find
him
bearable.
I
am
glad
that
nothing
came
of the
whole
thing.[6]
With
kindest
regards
to
you
and the
kids,
to Marie,
and
to
my
namesake and
general
representative
Albert,[7]
whose
acquaintance
I still
hope
to
make
one
of
these
days, your
Albert
505. To
Elsa Löwenthal
[Zurich, mid-January
1914][1]
Dearest
Elsa,
Everything
is
all
right, only
scientific work
keeps
me
terribly
busy.
I
am very
sorry
that
I
must
neglect
our
correspondence to
such
a
degree.
But
you
must not
be
angry.
Soon I will be
able
to
take
a
breather
and
catch
up.
Miza
talked much about
Berlin,[2]
mainly
about
individual
people. I
have
noticed
that
she sniffed out
some
kind of
danger
in
you.
I
did
not question
her about
you
at all; rather, I
am bringing
her around
to
the
idea that
this,
and the relatives
in
general, is not to
be discussed at all in
our
house.
I
am
terribly happy
on
account
of
you
and
our
frequent meetings
in the
times
to come.[3]
Many
kisses
for
today
from
your
Albert
Greetings
to
the
children.
Speedy recovery
to Margot I cannot decipher
her
disease.
506. To
Erwin Freundlich
[Zurich, ca.
20
January
1914][1]
Dear
Mr.
Freundlich,
You
can
imagine
how
happy
I
am
that the external
difficulties
of
your
undertaking
have
now
more
or
less
been
overcome.[2] No less
gratifying
is
the
fact
that
all
the
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