Letter from Sigmund Freud to Karl Abraham, July 29, 1912

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Karlsbad
29 July 1912

Dear Friend,

It is wonderful that you have such good news. But now it is time for you to put your honorarium up, or you are harming the “cause” doubly if you do not get down to work. My travel plans are very complicated this year as a result of various circumstances. Until 10-12 August here, then from the middle to the end of August in Karersee,1 Latemar Hotel. There we shall be visited by a young man from Hamburg, who has been publicly engaged to my daughter Sophie since yesterday, Max Halberstadt, photographer, Neuer Wall, a very nice, refined man, and now very much in love.2 From 1-8-10 September, S. Cristoforo on Lake Caldonazzo, where Ferenczi is coming as well. Then a journey to England, perhaps with Brill. Jones has promised to show us London in any case; he will be back from the congresses by then. I should be glad to see you at any of these stops, naturally I can promise you least for Karersee. If none of this fits, I can think of coming back through Berlin, so as to see you and make up for the cancellation of this year's congress, although I know that you yourself will then be at work. I am waiting for your further comments.

That you want to leave me in peace as far as scientific matters are concerned is nice, but not sufficient. I am preoccupied with what is going on in Zurich, which seems to prove the truth of an old prediction of yours, which I willingly ignored. I shall certainly contribute nothing to the break, and I hope that the scientific companionship can be sustained.

With cordial greetings to you and your wife, and best wishes for your holidays.

Your faithfully devoted,

Freud