BRITISH PSYCHO‑ANALYTICAL SOCIETY

                               1O January 1925  London W1

Dear Professor,

I was very glad to get your letter this morning and quite echo the sentiments you express in it.  In the meantime, perhaps Rank has shown the letter I wrote to him, and I hear from Berlin that their letter to him was also couched in similar tone.  I am sure that none of us have any hesitation in feeling generously and cordially towards him and also that we will do all we can to help him in the difficult path he has now entered upon.  At the same time, you will not be surprised to hear that I also share the purely intellectual reserve expressed by our Berlin friends and am bound indeed to be distinctly sceptical about the security of the future.  This, however, in no way affects our attitude of willing helpfulness as well as of personal sympathy, so we will all hope for the best.  Local news, which is all good, will be reported in the next Rundbrief.

We spent a happy holiday in the country, but I am sorry to say that since then my wife has gone through some unpleasant experiences.  First, she slipped on the stairs and sustained a Pott's injury to the ankle (fortunately, no bone was fractured, though the lateral ligament was), and then a few days ago, she had to go through the experience of having her tonsils dissected out.  The operation passed off smoothly, but she is still having a miserable time from the pain and discomfort involved.

I trust that you and yours are in the best of health.

With renewed greetings for the New Year,  Yours always affectionately,  [Ernest Jones]«FN1.××Not Jones's signature, but signed "Ernest Jones" and initialed by secretary.»