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461A
Berlin-Grünewald
12 November 1924
Dear Professor,
The evening paper reports that rail traffic in Austria is to be resumed tonight. I take this as a signal for writing to you at last. But the letter will need no reply!
After Max's return, we three had a discussion and consulted Radó. We are all of the opinion that the solution is as favourable as it could possibly be under the given circumstances. The sad feeling remains that at the end of nearly two years of first latent and then open conflict we have to be satisfied to have brought off the divorce from Rank in a definite form and yet made it appear as unobtrusive as possible.
We have lost one of our best, but he is, after all, only one of us. During that same time we were threatened by another loss1 from which we were fortunately spared. We of the old guard who remained round you, dear Professor, shall certainly not slacken in our endeavours to provide you after a great deal of trouble with some gratifying experiences. In a short while I will take steps to start the circular letters again. I envisage that Berlin, Budapest, and London should write once a month and that a 4th copy should go off each time to you, dear Professor, without your needing to take any part in the correspondence, just to keep you up to date. If you should on any occasion want to express your opinion we should welcome it, but it must not become an obligation.—I believe that the most important outcome of the discussion in Vienna will be that the harmony with Ferenczi will be re-established.
We thought with regard to the editing in Berlin that Radó would do the actual current work, in constant contact with Max, but Hanns and I would meet them when necessary to discuss any important matters.
A few days ago Pfister was with me; he had a lecture to give here. I believe by spending quite a great deal of time with him to have achieved something of a kind of a somewhat warmer relationship with the Swiss.
In Berlin things are going smoothly. The courses ha