1Grand Hotel und Kurhaus
2Oberhof
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4July 14th 1914
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6Dear Bob thanks for your letter. As you will see I’m now in a little
7Thuringian village buried among the pine trees. Its not bad, but not
8like my dear Bad Nauheim. I was so well & so happy there.
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10Now as to my plans, I want to find a quiet place not too expensive
11where I can settle down & write a little, if I can. It seems to me it
12would be very nice if I could find such a place near Glasgow where I
13could sometimes see you people. I should so to know Lene & the
14children. But don’t take trouble about finding me a place. I don’t
15know yet quite when I will return or what I will do. It depends much
16on my brother’s movements who is now here with me. If he goes to
17Sweeden next week, as he half talks of doing, I shall return to
18England next week, if he stays on I shall. I’ll write & tell you as
19soon as I know, but I’m so afraid of your spending valuable time &
20thought for nothing.
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22If do come I think I should like to be near the sea, but any place
23that is stimulating & airy (like Whitby). I should like, & I
24shouldn’t like a place where I had a long walk to get to train or
25boat, - as the doctors say I must not walk much. I love lakes & little
26rivers with little steamers on them better than anything, being on
27water if it’s calm is so lovely & rest-ful.
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29Its funny that as I get older I get more & more so-ciable! I suppose
30my character is weaking. When I was young I could spend months quite
31alone without ever longing for human companionship – now I seem to
32care so much for it. Of course I could work more before my heart got
33weak; & when one is buried in work one can never feel lonely.
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35Isn’t dear old Edward splendid? He seems to me more lovable & full
36of life & genius than when I first saw him.
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38Good bye. You don’t say anything about the invention so I suppose
39there’s nothing to say.
40Olive
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