MUNICH,GERMANY
December10,1932
Mr。MaxEisenstein
Schulse-EisensteinGalleries
SanFrancisco,California,U。S。A。
Max,DearOldFellow:
Thecheckandaccountscamethroughpromptly,forwhichmythanks。Youneednotsendmesuchdetailsofthebusiness。YouknowhowIaminaccordwithyourmethods,andhereatMunichIaminarushofnewactivities。Weareestablished,butwhataturmoil!Thehouse,asyouknow,Ihadlonginmind。AndIgotitatanamazingbargain。Thirtyroomsandabouttenacresofpark;youwouldneverbelieveit。Butthen,youcouldnotappreciatehowpoorisnowthissadlandofmine。Theservants'quarters,stablesandoutbuildingsaremostextensive,andwouldyoubelieveit,weemploynowtenservantsforthesamewagesofourtwointheSanFranciscohome。
ThetapestriesandpiecesweshippedmakearichshowandsomeotherfinefurnishingsIhavebeenabletosecure,sothatwearemuchadmired,Iwasalmosttosayenvied。FourfullservicesinthefinestchinaIhaveboughtandmuchcrystal,aswellasafullserviceofsilverforwhichElsaisinecstasies。
AndforElsa—suchajoke!Youwill,Iknow,laughwithme。Ihavepurchasedforherahugebed。Suchasizeasneverwasbefore,twicethebignessofadoublebed,andwithgreatpostersincarvedwood。ThesheetsImusthavemadetoorder,fortherearenosheetsmadethatcouldfitit。Andtheyareoflinen,thefinestlinensheets。Elsalaughsandlaughs,andheroldGrossmutterstandsshakingherheadandgrumbles,"Nein,Martin,nein。Youhavemadeitsoandnowyoumusttakecareorshewillgrowtomatchit。"
"Ya,"saysElsa,"fivemoreboysandIwillfititjustniceandsnug。"Andshewill,Max。
Fortheboystherearethreeponies(littleKarlandWolfgangarenotbigenoughtorideyet)andatutor。TheirGermanisverybad,beingtoomuchmixedwithEnglish。
Elsa'sfamilydonotfindthingssoeasynow。Thebrothersareintheprofessionsand,whilemuchrespected,mustlivetogetherinonehouse。TothefamilyweseemAmericanmillionairesandwhilewearefarfromthatyetourAmericanincomeplacesusamongthewealthyhere。ThebetterfoodsarehighinpriceandthereismuchpoliticalunrestevennowunderthepresidencyofHindenburg,afineliberalwhomImuchadmire。
AlreadyoldacquaintancesurgemethatIinterestmyselfinadministrativemattersinthetown。ThisItakeunderconsideration。ItmaybesomewhattoourbenefitlocallyifIbecomeanofficial。
Asforyou,mygoodMax,wehaveleftyoualone,butyoumustnotbecomeamisanthrope。Getyourselfatonceanicefatlittlewifewhowillbusyherselfwithallyourcaresandfeedyouintoagoodhumor。Thatismyadviceanditisgood,althoughIsmileasIwriteit。
YouwriteofGriselle。Soshewinshersuccess,thelovelyone!Irejoicewithyou,althoughevennowIresentitthatshemuststruggletowinherway,agirlalone。Shewasmade,asanymancansee,forluxuryandfordevotionandthecharmingandbeautifullifewhereeaseallowsmuchplayofthesensibilities。Agentle,bravesoulisinherdarkeyes,butthereissomethingstrongasironandverydaringtoo。Sheisawomanwhodoesnothingandgivesnothinglightly。Alas,dearMax,asalways,Ibetraymyself。Butalthoughyouweresilentduringourstormyaffair,youknowthatthedecisionwasnoteasyforme。Youneverreproachedme,yourfriend,whilethelittlesistersuffered,andIhavealwaysfeltyouknewthatIsufferedtoo,mostgravely。WhatcouldIdo?TherewasElsaandmylittlesons。Nootherdecisionwaspossibletomake。YetforGriselleIkeepatendernessthatwilllastlongaftershehastakenamuchyoungermanforhusbandorlover。Theoldwoundhashealedbutthescarthrobsattimes,myfriend。
Iwishthatyouwillgiveherouraddress。WearesuchashortdistancefromViennathatshecanfeelthereisforherahomecloseat
hand。Elsa,too,knowsnothingoftheoldfeelingbetweenusandyouknowwithwhatwarmthshewouldwelcomeyoursister,asshewouldwelcomeyou。Yes,youmusttellherthatwearehereandurgehertosoonmakeacontactwithus。Giveherourmostwarmcongratulationsforthefinesuccessthatsheismaking。
ElsaasksthatIsendtoyouherlove,andHeinrichwouldalsosay"hello"toUncleMax。Wedonotforgetyou,Maxel。
Myheartiestgreetingstoyou,
Martin
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