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25 March 1914
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear Jones,
Your letter arrived safely the day after I had posted mine. The same morning I could read your clever answer to Abrahams proposal and in the afternoon I learned the particulars of your illness from a report of Lina to Loe. Well I am mightily glad you have recovered so soon and have not been without the help of friends. Promise not to do it again.
Your former letter reminded me that I was mistaken in the belief of having informed you of the result of Loe's examination. As I may suppose that nothing else would interest you more I may begin this letter (intended to be longer than usual as I am suffering of headache, indigestion etc.) by retracing what I have missed. The examen showed some degree of pyelitis (not severe) on both sides, an unexpected measure of cystitis (no symptoms), good function of the left (painful) kidney, bad function of the right organ; it gave no explanation for the constant leftsided pain (tortion, cicatrical tissue or hy[steria]?) and did not clear up the condition of the left ureter, supposed to be dilated and fit to retain concrements. The Röntgen picture is said to have shown dark material on a spot corresponding