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Dear Friends:
I begin with expressing the warm hope that Abraham's holiday in Meran, where I am also sending a copy of the Rundbrief, will restore him completely to health. We should all be glad to have a word from him reporting progress. Eitingon wrote that he was going from Meran to Paris before the middle of February and then coming to London. I wrote to him at Paris but have heard nothing since. I still hope to have the pleasure of seeing him.
It was of course not necessary for Abraham to assure me that he did not agree with the Dr Herford agitation. It was because I knew that he would find the situation disagreeable that I wrote and suggested that he put an end to it. I am greatly obliged to him for so definitely announcing once more to Dr H his decision, but to a neurotic one should not give too many reasons. He incautiously added, as in the Rundbrief, that he could not come to London on a private invitation, but only on one from the Psa Society. This naturally gives her the excuse, which she promptly took, of again insisting that you, my dear Abraham, were really eager to come, but were waiting for an invitation from us, and she quotes your letter in proof! At the same time her affect has radiated to Vienna and Budapest, as we hear from the Rundbriefe from there. You will understand that all this has also placed our Society in a rather awkward position. We discussed the matter, but felt that we were not in a position to offer as yet an invitation worthy enough of the trouble it would give you. We are a weak body and have not yet been able to organise any lectures at all, so that we could not guarantee a satisfactory audience. In the circumstances the only thing I could do when I heard there was a chance of your coming to London was to offer you all the private hospitality in my power, of which you would be exceedingly welcome.