PROF. D^R. FREUD
WIEN IX., BERGGASSE 19

January 7^th 1922

Dear jones

I am sorry you should still 
be suffering and as I felt 
rather ill myself these two 
weeks I am  of sym-
pathy for you.

This last year brought a dis-
appointment not easy to bear. 
I had to find out that you 
had less control of your mood 
and passions were less con-
sistent, sincere and reliable 
tham I had a right to expect. 
of you and than was required 
by your conspicuous position. 
And although you yourself 
had proposed the committee 
ypu did not refrain from 
endangering its infimacy 
by unjust susceptibilities. You 
know it is not my habi5 to 
suppress my true judgment in 
relations of friendship and 
I am always prepared to 
run the risk attaching to 
that behaviour.

You are quite right in asking 
that friends should not treat 
each other as unrelentingly 

as fate does, but not imagine 
now much more satisfactory 
it is to a friend to acknow-
ledge to praise of to advize 
the other man than you to for-
give him.

I cannot understand, why you 
should have writed fo impat-
iently for Rank’s decision 
you know by my Rundbriefe, 
what the general situation 
is and Rank’s opinions and 
advice you could have learned 
from Hiller with whom he 
had it all talked over before 
he left. If the matter was consid-
ered so urgent with you Hiller 
could have discussed it before 
he went to see his family and 
not hereafter.

No decision will be made here. 
It is your turn now. I think 
the English are bad to collaborate 
with and the only chance is 
they should do the work for 
themselves. You are right to say 
Mrs R’s attitude has made a 
great impression on me but 
she is a true. English women 
and Hiller did not read 
differently.

Wishing for a complete restoration 
of faith and friendship in 
1923 affectionately yours 
Freud