«FR»18 August 1913  13 Princes Street  Cavendish Square «FR»London W

«FL»Dear Professor Freud,

«IP4,0»Thank you deeply for your kind remarks and encouragement.

«IP4,0»As to Loe, I am glad to say she is better again of late.  When I was down in Wales last week and she was alone she had a kidney attack and took morphia.  The pain was on only one occasion.  She has some physical pain in her foot, owing to the pressure of the boot on a vein, but is otherwise physical well.  Herbert, who is with her three times a day, is more desperately in love with her than ever, and has no doubt at all about his intentions.  She has altruistic qualms about "spoiling a young life" concerned with her age and health, and that seems to be the one conflict at present in her mind.  Still she has a good time with him.  I take up the benevolent attitude of blessing two happy young lovers, who are always a good sight to look on, and am really happy that Loe, who has suffered so much, should now get something positive out of life.  I fancy it will go well with them, for she can do anything in the world when she loves.  At the same time I rejoice now to think we are parting, for with all her magnificent character and many charms she has as well a devouring and all‑absorbing personality, so that life with her is at the best a strenuous performance, and at the worst, when she does not love, a painfully disagreeable and racking experience.

I hope to settle arrangements about taking a flat in another few days, and if that is the case the installation will be complete before the end of September.  Loe has generously offered to pay my expenses for the first three years, until I am "«MDUL»auf sicherem Boden«MDNM»" [on sure ground], but probably that will not be necessary.  I began practice last week with the first patient, and hope that will be the prelude to a long medical career in London.  By the way, if for any reason you decide not to accept Frau Hoesch‑Ernst I should be very glad if you could refer her back to me, for I should be willing to treat her, as I know the circumstances of her life and think one could help her.  I have written twice to Ferenczi and will not repeat the news he will give you, e.g. about Jung.  Putnam tells me he has met Flournoy's son who is greatly interested in |×/ and who is going to work with Adolf Meyer at Baltimore.«FN1.××Henri Flournoy (1886‑1955), son of Théodore Flournoy (1854‑1920) of Geneva.  The father was editor (with Claparède) of the «MDUL»Archives de psychologie«MDNM»; the son was a Swiss physician, who spent a year at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, and later became a committed psychoanalyst and prominent member of the Swiss Society.»

Now I want to ask your advice about the following matter: Havelock Ellis wants me to write a general book on |×/ for the Contemporary Science Series (ca. 4OO pages), of which he is the editor.«FN1.××See note 3 to letter 156.»  It is important, for the series has a wide circulation, and I suppose I must do it, for I couldn't bear the thought of another writer mangling the subject, as would surely be the case.  It would also be advantageous from the point of view of practice, as the series reaches the educated laity.  On the other hand I am already terribly behind hand in my own work (abstracting for journals, writing articles, etc.), and in any case my first two months will be given to translating Ferenczi.«FN1.××Jones (1916b).»  It would therefore mean postponing Napoleon for six months, which I hoped to finish in Canada in the spring if I could collect the material this winter, and that is already much delayed.  Still I am sure you will say I must do it.  The only plausible alternative would be to get Pfister's book translated,«FN1.××Pfister (1913).

» and that is not well adapted for an English audience and is also confusing as regards Jung, etc.  I am just starting to write a full course on Psychiatry for a Correspondence College to which I am tutor.  It will take much time, but will be useful in preparing material for my text‑book, which I hope to write in two or three years time.  Next summer I must certainly get out my book on «MDUL»The Treatment of the Neuroses«MDNM», an enlargement of a section which has appeared in an American System of Neurology.«FN1.××Jones (1913a, 1920b).  The latter book, as well as the Ferenczi translation (Jones, 1916b), were the only books Jones completed out of all those mentioned in this paragraph.

»  So I have enough to do, apart from routine such as heavy correspondence, reviewing, etc.

I get to Munich on the evening of the 5th.  When do you arrive, and where will you stay?  I hope the weather is better at S. Martino, and especially that your rheumatism is improved.  Please remember me to Ferenczi, and those of your family who are with you.

With kindest regards  from  Jones.

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