Budapest, May 17, 1917
Grand Hôtel Royal
Nagyszálloda

Dear Professor,

Please ask your wife in my name not to collect the postage stamps, because in so doing she aggravates the otherwise not so difficult task of sending bread for Martin. That is certainly the least that I owe a comrade in arms. Incidentally, I will attempt—to reassure you—unregistered postage. But as a matter of orientation I request that you note down and let me know the dates of arrival.

Work and health for the time being rather satisfactory—something like in the best of times in the Semmering.

I already wrote to Sachs, but I will share with you as well the fact that