Liebe Margrit,
.PP
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Thank you for the packet of accumulated letters.
I am sad about the pain out of which they arose,
and I don't want to do anything which would cause you
more sorrow. There are, as you can imagine,
many things you say with which I disagree
and many things you do which I would do differently or not at all.
However, except in the occasional instance where I anticipate
that my opinion might be of value to you,
I think nothing is gained by talking about
something that cannot be changed.
.PP
Your account of how you take care of the children of
your friends and how much your efforts are valued,
is very persuasive to me. I suspect that
in those situations you probably function very well
because you are free of the burdens of your childhood.
But at us you are terribly angry, and have been for many years,
and I assume it is that anger which makes you do and say things
which complicate your relationship to us.
Perhaps if that anger would ebb,
you could have the kind of relationship to Klemens and
Laura and their children that you would like to have.
But that is a matter between yourself and them.
.PP
Of the other matters that concern you,
my advice that you not fly to Konnarock when Muttis
illness took a turn for the worse, was deliberate and 
considered. I am still unable to convince myself that
it was incorrect, or that I should not have given it.
So far as the silver if concerned, it was my considered
judgment that portable valuables should not be left in an 
unattended house, and I still feel that way. Please think
it over: If you really want all those things kept in
Konnarock, I will take them down when I go on September 28,
if you will tell me where you want them put.
.PP
From your description of my arguments as sophistry
I infer that you can neither accept nor rebut them.
"Gegen die grossen Vorzu#ge eines anderen, gibt es
kein Rettungsmittel als die Liebe," and I suppose
so far, you haven't been able to muster enough of that.
But then there is always the future.
As for the December plans, I would very much like to see
you in Konnarock, and I suggest we discuss our differences
on the telephone beforehand, so that there might be
a minimum amount of fighting.