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413A
Berlin-Grünewald
22 October 1922
Dear Professor,
Since the Congress I have given no sign of life, and as I now have various reasons for writing, I am breaking my silence today. I hope you and yours are all well. Last Sunday Oliver accompanied us on an excursion. I am glad to be able to say that I find him definitely changed for the better.1 All is well with us, only my daughter is struggling a little with the transference at the beginning of her analysis with van Ophuijsen. But I have the impression that Ophuijsen is handling the matter in a very nice and sensitive way. The circular letter reports on everything else that is going on here, so I can restrict myself to personal news, i.e. I can report to you about a few patients.
Almost a year ago your relative Gustav Brecher consulted me on your advice. The Ψα had to be postponed for various reasons. I wrote to him recently that I now had time for him. I received the reply that he has to deny himself the Ψα for financial reasons. Well, there is nothing to be done.
The American Dr Bibby has arrived. Intellectually, and in other ways too, he is better than most of his fellow countrymen, but dubious with regard to staying power and prognosis.
A former patient of yours, Cyrill Strauss from Frankfurt, whom you recommended to come to me or, if I could not take him, to Alexander, was here eight days ago. I had to put him off for a little. He wrote to me yesterday that he was not well; he wanted to start treatment at once, and