Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 25 July 1920

Letter from Edith Maryon

Edith Maryon to Rudolf Steiner

Sculptor's studio, Goetheanum
Dornach near Basel, July 25, 1920

Dear and esteemed teacher,

There seems to be a direct train via Lille, Calais on Wednesdays that avoids Paris. I got the passport visa without any difficulty; the vice-consul even fetched the second visa from the French consul himself, for which I was really grateful because about 30 people were already waiting on the street under the burning sun. The Arlesheim authorities also issued a return travel permit immediately, so unless something better (or less bad!) happens, you should leave on Wednesday evening 10.50 (Aug. 4).

Two Englishwomen and three Englishmen have arrived; they say that Rosenkrantz has had little success so far for our art course, and that people there simply fall asleep, even though there are many who would like to take what we have to give; but they don't realize it, and no one can make it understandable. Today they are visiting the group.

Dorothy Pethick is in Linthal, Glarus, and sends a copy of a letter from Mrs. Drury-Lavin to Walleen with the request to hand it over if the letter does not arrive in Copenhagen. She promises to pay for the stay here, etc.

I very much hope that Dr. Boos' lecture on Tuesday will go off quietly and that there will be no [disturbance].

The day here went quietly, although one still hears merry-go-round music from early morning until late in the evening. Many visitors were in the building, but they behaved well.

I hope that the work in Stuttgart will soon be finished so that you can arrive in Dornach on Saturday. We have now dismantled part of the group (Lucifer).

With warmest greetings,

Edith Maryon