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Thursday, August 28,1 1895
Casa Kirsch, Riva degli schiavoni
Carissimo Guglielmo,
The ridiculous magic of this town has so far kept me from writing to you. There is nothing to be said about it. Today it is inhumanly hot, but the light almost makes up for it. Alexander sleeps in the afternoon, so I can write. We are planning to leave here September 1, and to depart from Vienna on September 3 in the evening. For Berlin, to which I am looking forward tremendously, I have one request. Forgo putting both of us up as your guests and help us find quarters. I am doing this only for his sake; he is shy, sensitive, and does not want to accept anything from you that he does not really