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Vienna, October 21, 1911
IX., Berggasse 19
Dear friend,
That is very amusing. I see how you want to triumph, but I will see to it that you will not succeed. Above all, it does not seem to me at all a fait accompli or supported by the text of the letter (which will be returned) that Jung himself has this impression. That would yield the analogy to you, which is so clear to you. If it is merely a product of the little woman, then the similarity dissolves altogether. But I do admit the probability that she is being supported by statements from him.
I am in complete agreement with the wording of your letter to her; you can also strike the reference to astrology and the paper on libido, because my discomfort with the first instance is not personal, and my objections to the paper on libido are very slight and very clear. In addition to that, you can add that she would certainly not spoil anything, for she should know how much I like her and how highly I esteem her intellectual participation.
On the whole, the matter is not very flattering. If I were not obligated to ΨA, then I would only smile; as it is, however, I want to be careful and wait for material to be presented for signs as to whether I can learn something new about myself.
Eternal discretion goes without saying!
It also occurs to me that Jung went to St. Gallen right after the Congress, and she went to Schaffhausen. The couple probably haven't spoken to each other for weeks.
—As for other news, I can only report that I am in all kinds of little difficulties, e.g., with the new journal. Deuticke has withdrawn; Urban and Schwarzenberg, whom I went to later, have turned us down for understandable reasons, and J. Amb. Barth1 has postponed making a decision. It annoys me that the thing won't come about.
Ernst is doing well, and nothing has been decided with Sophie.
I greet you cordially, in a hurry.