17 June 1914  69 Portland Court  London W

Dear Professor Freud,

Your last letter was eagerly awaited, and even more than usually welcome.  Your remarks about Loe's marriage, etc., struck an answering chord in me.  You confirm the appreciation of her that I gave you in Weimar, and which probably seemed to you at the time exaggerated.  No one in the world can estimate her rare qualities more highly than myself, for I have been the recipient of her wonderful tenderness and charm.  That in spite of all this I can honestly say that I am glad we have parted, and that she is married to another, is the best illustration of the intolerble suffering she caused me, about which you can guess only a relatively small part.  Now I am «MDUL»almost«MDNM» altogether free from her in feeling, and my attitude towards her contains little except the fervent wish that she may be happy.

To me also, the most remarkable of the chain of events is the way in which our relationship has more than stood the strain ‑‑ even a psychologically interesting matter ‑‑ and I can only ascribe this, with deep gratitude, to the truly English sense of fairness you have displayed throughout the whole course and your kindly attitude towards me inspite of having a distorted account of my failings presented to you.  All this has forged a permanent bond in my feeling towards you.

Your remarks about Jung did me a lot of good, and were evidently needed.  You correctly divined that I was too anxious about him, and your letter recalled me to a cooler frame of mind.  Now I no longer feel the decision important whether or not to attend his lectures here, and I shall decide later on according to other considerations.

Thank you also for the translation of the «MDUL»Alltagsleben«MDNM»,«FN1.××Brill (1914).

» which has an impressive appearance.  It will probably go well.  Fisher Unwin has asked me for a book of my own, so now I have four publishers here who are prepared to take up |×/ works.

One point in your letter caused me disappointment ‑‑ you will easily guess which.  I had hoped that the Leyden lecture would be earlier in September, and that you would be able to spend some time in London before going to Dresden.  But I see that this is impossible, and so must look forward to the pleasure of a visit next year, when we must arrange a regular gathering of friends (?×Ferenczi and Rank).

Abraham's Circular letter strikes me as excellent, and in my opinion should be productive of some result.

I am busy proof‑correcting for the «MDUL»Jahrbuch«MDNM».  Are the proofs of your Narzissmus article yet ready?«FN1.××Freud (1914c).

»  I am eager to read it; Sachs told me a little about it.

This year I shall not take any holiday, except to Dresden and ‑‑ with your permission ‑‑ Leiden, but am going to the country every Sunday, which gives me great enjoyment.  It is grand being back in England!

Yours affectionately  Jones.