Vienna XVIII, Khevenhüllerstrasse 6
August 10, 1932

Dear Count

I have indeed received as well as read your South American Meditations. The book arrived in an impersonal manner, as a reviewer's copy, I think, or with the suggestion that I comment on it for publicity—I can't remember now-certainly not as a gift from the author, otherwise I wouldn't have omitted to thank you.

Everything you write arouses my lively interest, but as a rule I cannot understand it or follow it very far. On this occasion I was surprised by the impression which a glimpse into a society dominated