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E.F. Dr. Freud Gunner Regiment Gunners 41 Moving company

Miihlau near Innsbruck 6 September 1914

Cher Ami,

He has been given here to see Martin, before he left, to my surprise, Southbound '.

Cordially, Freud

A. Card of the army.

1. Freud then returned to Vienna, where he left the 16 September in Hamburg Sophie and Max Halberstadt, then, the 25 September, Berlin where he visited Abraham. He returned to Vienna 27 September 1914.

* Vienna IX, Berggasse 19

3-9-14.

Cher ami,

Finally a real letter you, accompanied by a beautiful woman of your postscript! She traveled from 29.8 until today; Berlin is still very far.

Thank you very much for your offer, which is fortunately no longer needed, and news you give me of your family, and will return the favor as far as possible. We are all well; the only sick (my sister) is almost full. Martin est à Innsbruck; I'll see Sunday; he has to go 15 month. Following notice of appeal reiterated, my son Ernst will probably incorporated 9. Young people do not see this as a wish-fulfillment. The boundary between military and civilian population is also deleted; there is the age limit which still.

German victories gave us a strong moral support, and we were very badly shaken in the expectation of ours. It seems, certainly, that all is well, but nothing happens decisive, and we have abandoned all hope of seeing the matter promptly settled by some sensational disasters. Tenacity is becoming the first of virtues. Under these conditions, our focus is again somewhat on the side of science. Rank, I often to me, since it is putting away my library, You write about this. We expect you to also turn on a "positive" similar. As we cut our external collaborators, we would like to show that we are capable of doing something good for themselves, and issue numbers of the Zeitschrift and Imago who respect.

Jones is obviously our "enemy". Correspondence with Van Emden, and at the same time that it passes through, is unfortunately very defective.

I like to think I'm in Berlin and Hamburg before the end of the month. It's just if we dare to formulate a plan.

A work of Flechsig clinical¹ Alzheimersches Blatt appeared in Germany also seems to indicate that, we begin to change attitude towards psychoanalysis. With my very best wishes,

Your Freud.

Write me soon!

1. Paul Flechsig, professor of psychiatry at Leipzig, frequently named in the Memoirs President Schreber.

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Budapest, the 2 September 1914

Dear Professor,

I just learned, my mother (1) you have not received my card in time where I temporarily cancel my visit. Unfortunately, I deceived by the timeliness of post several times already experienced, and so I ruined your Sunday. I apologize for this oversight ; I honestly questioned it and I know free from malice ; however, I would not have had to conten-tion card, I should also like telegraph.

The last loophole I found to get out of the doldrums, This is an attempt at self-analysis. However, the idea came to me today ; I realize that in this job, I can at least start, while I miss any other activity concentration for. However, I did not quite given up the idea of ​​another (be analyzed by you). To my knowledge, the last day of the reserve of the territorial army can still be called, and officers called Class A ², is the 7 September. If I'm still free the 7, I leave for Vienna on the same day.

Elma's fiancé ³ suddenly surfaced here and wants to conclude the marriage in a few days, with an exemption ⁴. On this occasion, I had seen him that my subconscious is still attached by some son, and that the son may be stronger than I want to admit. It explains many things for which I can not find logical reasons. I hope that the fait accompli * also reduce to silence the unconscious fantasies.

The feverish agitation due to the first news of the great battle in the North ⁵ was replaced (at least for me) a kind of fatalism. Moreover I, me too, the impression that all these events are only adventures and, seen sub specie ** the ψα, not great significance.

Maybe I'll hear from you again before you speak.

Anyway, I will send a telegram to say if I can, and when.

My cordial greetings!

Ferenczi

* In French in the text.

** Latin in the text : under the gaze (of psychoanalysis). Formula built on the model of classical sub specie aeternilatis.

1. Freud, have not received the postcard Ferenczi canceling his trip, was probably informed by the mother of one.
2. Class A included reserve officers belonging to the liberal professions.
3. John A. Nilsen Laurvik (1877-1953), art critic and art dealer born American Norwegian.
4. Exemption display bans.
5. The cons-offensive of the German troops at Tannenberg (26-29 August) that, in the months following, prevailed over the Russian army.