| Contents | letters from c. 1909 to 1913; all of them originally undated; all of them tentatively dated; a, on an episode in the spa, a donkey being chased by a dog; Detta [Marietta Warburg] and Max Adolph adorning the neighbouring sandcastle with a high tower; b, they were rowing, but when they tried to tie the boats up they were told that they could not do so; Wilhelm, Walther and aunt Lene [Magdalene Hertz] were in one boat, the Warburg children in another boat [cf. letter 32103]; c, Frede sends birthday greetings to her mother, travelling with Warburg, possibly 1911, to Amsterdam; they had tea at aunt Anna's [Warburg], Ingrid and Eva [Warburg] are very sweet babies; aunt Hanna [Johanna Hertz] sends greetings; d, thanks her mother for a lovely guinea pig, the book by A. Cosmar 'Schicksale der Puppe Wunderhold'; e, tells her father that mother's birthday was lovely, the children got presents, they gave Mary painted flowerpots; Mrs. Hübner sent a card 'diese Töppi schenkt die Pöppi' [these pots are presents from Pöppi]; f, she has finished reading 'Das Hafenwunderland'; is very happy with her new cousin [Eva Warburg? Gisela Warburg?; both born in 1912]; Miss Margaret Thurnham adds that Dr. Wilhelm [Hertz] is not well, he has heart troubles, Dr. Ali saw him; Detta [Marietta Warburg] will visit him and grandmother the next day; g, tells her mother that Kösters had visited them, Alexa has told her much of her school; h, Frede has been playing ball; i, Miss Margaret Thurnham got up one hour too early; it has been snowing, they hope to go skating the next day; j, she is very sleepy, she has been writing numbers, it was dark in school, the light had to be on the whole day; k, not very much homework; they were rowing the previous day with [Paul Gustav] Hübner and Pöppi; l, it has been freezing and snowing; Detta [Marietta Warburg], Wilhelm [Wilhelm Adolph Hertz] , Walther [Hertz] and aunt Lene [Magdalene Hertz, Wilhelm and Walther's mother] have gone to church; Miss Margaret Thurnham adds that she is very happy that [Aby and Mary Warburg] have such a good holiday [in Engelberg, 1912 or 1913]; Max Adolph is back at school, his cheeky self; m, they are fine, school is fine; wishes them a good trip |