Dear Cyndy,

Thank you for your letter. I'll get right down to brass tacks
to answer your question about why and how Charlotte gets Mengs'
house. That's simple. Mengs is inordinately fond of Joachim and
gives him his house to cement their relationship. It doesn't
work. The relationship which is cemented is between Charlotte
and Joachim, whom she has or will marry, because she is
agape-deficient and her identity is in her possessions, i.e.
she's exploitative. I'm sure you've met her. They're everywhere.

These five URL's will give you plenty to think about, if you're
interested:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/d120131.00
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/d120131.02
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/d120202.00
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/d120203.00
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/memo.txt
I've been working on the German prototype of Chapter 50, which
has swelled to about 15 pages. Will now write an English version.
I enjoy writing in English very much. It's such a rich and 
versatile language, even if it is often at a loss for words
that would do justice to Teutonic mysticism.

Thank you for the "Madonna with Infant" jpg file. I think I
have most if not all the Renaissance artists on my side,
when I note that I find the mother (much) more attractive
than the infant, in this case scrawny, but even if as is
more often the case, plump and well nourished.

My best to Ned and yourself.

Jochen