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188A
Berlin
14 December 1913
Dear Professor,
Your opinion of my review gives me great satisfaction. Jones has meanwhile already returned his copy, with comments. I hope that, after using all the suggestion that I will still get from Vienna and Budapest, something will emerge that will not fail to make an impression.
Your suggestion about Thursday, 25 December, suits me extremely well. I have unlimited leisure then, so that the best use can be made of these few hours. I do not know how much else you have to do in Berlin. If time runs too short, I could accompany you part of the way to Hamburg. Just for reasons of “insurance”1 I would add that you will, of course, be our guest for lunch.
My wife and I are delighted to be seeing you here again after a break of years. I assume from your letter that you are coming alone, but should your wife be coming with you, of course every word applies to her also.
With cordial greetings,
Yours,
Karl Abraham
Sicherung. An allusion to Adler's concept that neurotics defend their outward “façade” by various “insurances” against being looked through.