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10 July 1907, Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear colleague,
I am writing to you—briefly and in haste—in order to catch you before you leave and wish you a period of rest from mental effort. It will do you good.
The many charming “trifles”1 in your last letter remind me that I too am at the end of my year's work. On the fourteenth I am leaving for:
Lavarone in Val Sugana2
South Tyrol
Hotel du Lac
I should not like to be without news of you all this time—I shall not be coming back until the end of September—your letters have become a necessity for me. So I shall keep you informed of my movements. I hope to be in Sicily when you are reading your paper in Amsterdam. In spite of all the distractions, a part of my thoughts will be with you there. I hope you will gain the recognition you desire and deserve; it means a great deal to me too.
I am already corresponding with Dr. Abraham. I have every reason to be deeply concerned with his work. What is he like? His letter and article3 have predisposed me very much in his favour. I am expecting to receive your cousin Riklin's manuscript any day. It seems to me that I have come across a nest of especially fine and able men, or am I letting my personal satisfaction becloud my judgment?
Only today I received a letter from a student in Lausanne who wishes to speak about my work at a scientific gathering at Docent Sternberg's4 house. Things are getting very lively in Switzerland.