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January 12, 1897
IX., Berggasse 19
Dear Wilhelm,
Would you please try to search for a case of childhood convulsions that you can trace back (in the future or in your memory) to sexual abuse, specifically to lictus [licking] (or finger) in the anus. There must, after all, be some indications or reasons to suspect this where it has occurred. This would then cover the [well-]known functional category in the literature: worm irritation, dyspepsia, and the like. For my newest finding is that I am able to trace back