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[Vienna, January 30, 1872]
I have chanced upon the two sisters, one of whom is Löw's1 celebrated love. How wrong I have been! Because the picture of her Your Honor painted for me was all wrong! I expected to see a heroic and vengeful maid and what I found was a plain, plump, and cheerful girl. In short, she does not compare with Ichth.2
Your Honor's friend
Cipion
Postcard; in Spanish
Acaso he visto á las dos Hermanas entre las cuales está la celebrada querida de Löw—¡Que estoi engeñado! ¡Que no está adecuada la imagen, que me pintaba Vm. de ella! Esperaba á ver á una virgen heroica y vengativa y ví á una moza sencilla, gorda y alegre—En conclusion no se la puede igualar á Ichth.
Su amigo de Vm.
Cipion
Konrad Löw (b. 1856), one of Silberstein's classmates.
Ichthyosaura, code name for Gisela Fluss (b. September 26, 1859). See the Introduction.