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Allenstein
2 November 1917
Dear Professor,
The great events of the last few days1 have often drawn my thoughts towards Vienna. Today I want first of all to express the hope that your sons have remained unhurt! They must have been through a gruelling time. May we at last be able to gather the fruits of this outstanding success in the form of favourable peace terms!
Now I have to thank you for your last letter, with the enclosed picture. Just to show that I do not always see only the good side of things, I want to stress my impression that three years of war have not passed you by either without leaving their mark. Hardly any of us will have remained completely unscathed in body and soul. You would find me too gone grey and, in spite of sufficient food, much reduced in weight. I find your photograph—apart from the changes for which the photographer