Letter from Edward Renouf to Anny Schey von Koromla

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Berlin

21 November

Dearest Annerl!

I’ve just received your last little letter, and I’m going to write you a few quick lines before I continue with my packed programme for the day. Wedding awfully nice, impressive church ceremony, banquet for the gods, and your Etl even managed to give a fine speech at table. Berlin is full of old and new relatives and acquaintances – many of them quite delightful (though none of them compare to you and the kids, the VERY DEAREST OF HUMAN BEINGS!). In addition I’ve been visiting museums, nattering endlessly etc. and the days are flying by like a cinema programme playing at high speed. From here I can’t find the composure and the calm to write a proper letter, but as soon as I’m on the steamer I’ll give you a full report. I’m actually departing tomorrow – it’s almost as if you foresaw that my plans (or my sister’s) weren’t for the end of November at all, because in the timetable you sent to Schwaz you’d underlined the HAMBURG for the 22 November! A sibyl! – Yesterday I sent Fritz an expedited letter about arriving in Hamburg, and so I hope to be able to spend the evening with him there. It’s a real shame I won’t be able to get off in England, but that will happen soon enough, firstly when I come to visit you and the kids, secondly because a visit to England is indispensable for my education, thirdly . . . . . . and so on! But for the time being it’s straight back to New York. Heinzl has been living in a hotel because he went off his old apartment and gave it up and wants me to help him look for a new place. So that’s the first thing we’ll do. Then we’ll make ourselves at home and see what sort of work we can find. I’ll write to tell you all about it soon, because you and the kids are more like family to me than anyone else!

Kisses specific and general! I’ve got your letter and Beaterl’s and I’ll reply to them from the high seas. This is that lucky little pencil in black, silver and red — Etl

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