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Vienna, August 25[?], 1876
Dear Eduard,
Your advice about the umbrella case was very sensible and I am only annoyed that I did not hit upon this expedient earlier, for the object had truly begun to become an instrumento de tortura to me. A case that was long enough was unobtainable (I admittedly did not ask in the bigger city stores, but I did establish that a case of that length comes with a disproportionately large and expensive depth and width). I hope that you will receive the object at the same time as this letter so that you will be able to play the fiddle to your heart's