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Berlin-Grünewald
7 May 1924
Dear Professor,
Our letters crossed. In order to prevent this happening a second time, I postponed writing until I received your reply concerning America and only sent you a congratulatory telegram yesterday. Now you have rewarded me so generously with your two letters, particularly with the second, which actually arrived yesterday, making me feel as if it were my own birthday. I find it difficult to put into words my thanks for all the warmth and cordiality expressed in your letter. I feel infinitely relieved since I know that there is no factual discrepancy. For the last six months I have been very seriously worried. I cannot, naturally, in principle refute the possibility of having made an error in form. If I were to try to give a fuller explanation of my behaviour, I would have to go into many things that I have so far intentionally left untouched in our correspondence. I believe it is better to leave them unsaid; instead, I promise in future to show every consideration necessary in this far from simple situation.