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10 July 1914
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
My dear Jones,
Many thanks for all your gifts and news. I know that your powers as a speaker are even stronger than those of the writer and rejoice in the report of your success at Durham.
Against my habits I perused the papers on repression in forgetting you sent me and had to judge, what seemed a highly respectable standard among pyschologists was indeed a low level for the analyst. I found no news among many words—such as Hamlet accuses against Polonius—, some few stupidities and much discussions on by-topics which might be settled by reference to a single sentence of mine. Yet we must be contented.
Putnams promise to take arms with us seems formal, but he badly wants a nurse to lead his hand and his steps. He has no idea of Adlers perfidious demeanour,1 Lou Salome sent me a letter written by him in 1913 which might have impressed him.
I am glad to announce you that my sister-in-law is on the way of recovery and we need not postpone our departure to take place Sunday evening. She will have to wait one week or more at the Cottage Sanatorium before she can undertake a journey.
The Berlin Congress is not against my line but I see no profit in partaking in congresses. Perhaps you had better go to become better known among the Berlin people.
I will take leave tomorrow from Loe. She recovered instantly after taking more morphia and I see no way to wrench it from her at the moment. She has become no believer in ΨA yet, but she is charming with all her faults, which are more than outweighed by her excellent qualities. There is light and shadow.
The Traumdeutung 4th edition has just appeared and will call at yours in a few days.
What is the way, Eder's decision for Jung will show? I am sorry for you,