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Wengen, Hotel Victoria
18 July 1925
Dear Professor,
Here are my first greetings from Wengen, where I am conscientiously resting in a deck-chair to recover my health. I have weathered the long journey well and am pleased with the choice of place and hotel. The situation of Wengen, exactly opposite the Jungfrau, is extraordinarily beautiful; besides, the peace here is unique considering present conditions. Wengen can be reached from Lauterbrunnen only by funicular or on a path. There is no road, therefore no cars or dust. We are also very lucky with the weather. Thus all prerequisites for my recovery are fulfilled. But for the time being the patient's egocentric mode of thinking remains with me, owing to the unaccustomed necessity of having to consider myself at every step. Until now I did not even know that one could walk so slowly or that a lift could become one of the necessities of life. In other words, my breathing is not yet freed, but I confidently hope that the high mountain air will have a good effect.
So much about myself! My wife, who nursed me until it became impossible to go on without an outside nurse, is also rather exhausted, but I hope she too will benefit from our stay here.
I should like to know what became of the discomforts you mentioned in your last letter. I hope to hear about it soon. If writing is a nuisance for you, dear Professor, I shall be well content with a few lines from Fräulein Anna.
Before my departure there were negotiations about the question of the film. Today I only want to say that Sachs and I believe that we have every guarantee that the matter will be carried out with genuine seriousness. In particular, we think we have succeeded in principle in presenting even the most abstract concepts. Each of us had an idea concerning these, and they complemented each other in the most fortunate way. More about this another time!
Otherwise, I am completely inactive scientifically and intend to remain so for some time. Instead, I am reading, s