8 December 1919
69 Portland Court, London

Dear Professor,

Thank you for your telegram.1 I hope that Dr. Bieber is now in Vienna. I had of course inquired about fees, but gathered that he could only pay $5 if the period was long.

I write just before the expected advent of Rank. His having to wait in Holland is largely his own fault, but one cannot wonder that so much contact with the political atmosphere of Vienna has impaired his contact with the outer world. We had the pleasure of seeing much of Van Emden and Van Ophuijsen last week here, and introduced them to the members of the committee of our society.

I was greatly distressed to hear the terrible news about poor Von Freund,