19th May 1926.

Dear Friends,

It was very delightful to find Professor in such good form last week and  
I am sure we all came away with fresh stimulation. I hope that he has abreacted 
„das Trauma des Geburtstages“. After the vicissitudes of the past couple of years  
it was also a great pleasure to share in a united Committee and to find that we  
could agree so well on several vexed questions. But for the dark shadow caused by  
Abraham’s absence it would have been entirely happy.

Though the strike here is officially over the aftermath shows in many ways.  
The printers, for instance, have not yet gone back to work so that the Journal is  
held up. My own adventures were amusing. For half of the journey I travelled  
royally as the only passenger in the Orient Express. At Ostend I found there was no  
ship, so I telephoned to Amsterdam and got the last seat in an aeroplane which called  
at Ostend for London. The experience can be recommended with confidence.

The Society Meeting here has been put off because of the difficulty in  
transport, nor can we proceed any further with the reconstruction of the Clinic  
building, where Rickman pursues his lonely path by seeing his famous patient daily.  
I have had letters from Brill and Oberndorf explaining the difficulties over the New  
York Clinic, which, however, they expect to overcome in a short while.

Berlin. Can you tell me, I. Max, when you expect to let me have further  
reports for the Bulletin? We should like to go to press with them early in July  
but it takes a fortnight to translate them.

My children are convalescing satisfactorily and I am grateful for the kind  
enquiries you all made.

With kindest regards to all,  
Yours,  
Ernest Jones.