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15 February 1914
69 Portland Court, London
Dear Professor Freud,
You must have received my long letter, with the enclosures, on the day after you sent yours. You are exceedingly kind to write to me so constantly,
but I do not want to abuse your time or to set undue claims on you in this way, and should want you to feel as free in this respect as you would want to be. Especially is this necessary at times of concentration on an important work, and I am happy to hear you are giving so much interest to the Jahrbuch article, which will be historic as well as historical, and treating it in such a detailed manner.1
I was sorry to hear that Loe still has attacks of pus in the urine, as in the old days. The pyelitis was always thought to be on the left side, but the last operation showed nothing visible to the naked eye in the pelvis of the kidney (which was thoroughly explored), so we hoped it was slight; in any case it would account for only a minimal part of the pain. I wonder if she will cross over to London from Paris? Is Herbert going to consult the lawyer about the marriage fiction,2 or is it dismissed as nonsense? I should like to hear of her marriage plans, etc., when they are definitely made, which I suppose is not yet.
I should much like to know the reason why you give me the personal advice about women just at this juncture? I will not say it was not necessary, for I realise the danger of my feeling over-sure in such matters, but I honestly think I have become a very different man in the past two years or so—at least so far as the practical question of self-control and self-knowledge is concerned. I keep in contact with Ferenczi about my analysis and have been able to give him good reports every time.
We had a meeting on Thursday, when Bryan read the case whose notes he had sent you; it evoked a good discussion. He and Forsyth are promising men. Hart was also present, but contributed little. Constance Long was there, having returned from her five weeks' “analysis