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17 March 1919
Palace Bellevue, Berne
Dear Professor,
It is so wonderful here. If only you were here! There is so much to write about that I am surprised at my courage in attempting a letter, especially as unfortunately my health is very poor, so that there is little energy left. But it is good to feel near you again, with no censorship in between.
First business. Rank will bring Anna's things, which made half the 30
kilos allowed for travelling. Please ask her to write and thank Loe, who was rather disagreeable about it (wanted to know why Anna had not written to her personally with a list of what she wanted, etc.) and may be soothed thereby. Rank met me here on Saturday evening, to my very great joy. Today Sachs came. I spoke with Claparède in Geneva and heard about the two ψα societies there, besides Zurich!1 We saw Bircher2 today and will again on Wednesday, but I don't think anything will come of it. C'est un blagueur. But I will leave all these explanations for Rank to give you, else there is no end. We go to Luzern Friday, Zurich Monday for the Sitzung,3 then all of us to Geneva. I brought you a new pen, and can easily get the old ones repaired in London and sent on. (The inconsequence of my thoughts go with the lightheadedness of a slight influenza, contracted while travelling.)
Rank I find greatly improved, more independent, self-confident, and manly. I admire his quick brain and sure judgement. We get on splendidly together, and I think you may feel safe in leaving things in our hands; we agree about everything and shall have done a great deal of business before we separate.
In the last week in London I got your 4th Sammlung, with great delight, and read the two new articles4 (the rest I had all read before). There is so much to say about every one. It will interest you that I analysed a girl aged 9, who developed a wolf-phobia at 4 and a Zwangsneurose at 7 (which of course exploited the phobia). She has remained cured now for two years. It was a good exampl