chuleeiente gallerie（第1页）

SANFRANCISCO，CALIFORNIA，U。S。A。

January21，1933

HerrnMartinSchulse

SchlossRantzenburg

Munich，Germany

MyDearMartin:

IwasgladtoforwardyouraddresstoGriselle。Sheshouldhaveitshortly，ifshehasnotalreadyreceivedit。Whatjollificationtherewillbewhensheseesyouall!IshallbewithyouinspiritasheartilyasifIalsocouldrejoinyouinperson。

Youspeakofthepovertythere。Conditionshavebeenbadherethiswinter，butofcoursewehaveknownnothingoftheprivationsyouseeinGermany。

Personally，youandIareluckythatwehavesuchasoundfollowingforthegallery。Ofcourseourownclientelearecuttingtheirpurchasesbutiftheybuyonlyhalfasmuchasbeforeweshallbecomfortable，notextravagantlyso，butverycomfortable。Theoilsyousentareexcellent，andthepricesareamazing。Ishalldisposeofthematanappallingprofitalmostatonce。AndtheuglyMadonnaisgone!Yes，tooldMrs。Fleshman。HowIgaspedatherperspicacityinrecognizingitsworth，hesitatingtosetaprice!Shesuspectedmeofhavinganotherclient，andInamedanindecentfigure。Shepouncedonit，grinningslylyasshewrotehercheck。HowIexultedassheborethehorroroffwithher，youalonewillknow。

Alas，Martin，IoftenamashamedofmyselfforthedelightItakeinsuchmeaninglesslittletriumphs。YouinGermany，withyourcountryhouseandyouraffluencedisplayedbeforeElsa'srelatives，andIinAmerica，gloatingbecauseIhavetrickedagiddyoldwomanintobuyingamonstrosity。Whatafineclimaxfortwomenofforty!Isitforthiswespendourlives，toschemeformoneyandthentostrutitpublicly?Iamalwayscastigatingmyself，butIcontinuetodoasbefore。Alas，weareallcaughtinthesamemill。Wearevainandwearedishonestbecauseitisnecessarytotriumphoverothervainanddishonestpersons。IfIdonotsellMrs。Fleshmanourhorror，somebodyelsewillsellheraworseone。Wemustacceptthesenecessities。

Butthereisanotherrealmwherewecanalwaysfindsomethingtrue，thefiresideofafriend，whereweshedourlittleconceitsandfindwarmthandunderstanding，wheresmallselfishnessesareimpossibleandwherewineandbooksandtalkgiveadifferentmeaningtoexistence。Therewehavemadesomethingthatnofalsenesscantouch。Weareathome。

WhoisthisAdolfHitlerwhoseemsrisingtowardpowerinGermany?IdonotlikewhatIreadofhim。

EmbracealltheyoungfryandourabundantElsaforme。

Youreveraffectionate，

Max