Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 3 September 1921, Hildesheim

Letter from Edith Maryon

Edith Maryon to Rudolf Steiner

Hotel San Salvatore
San Salvatore, Lugano
[probably end of August 1921]

Saturday afternoon on the mountain.

Dear and esteemed teacher,

I have not received any news from Stuttgart today and would like to know how things stand with the hand wound and the voice? It is uncertain whether we will stay here beyond next Wednesday or not, but in any case I will make sure that I get letters at the post office. If we don't find anything better on Sunday or Monday, we will stay here. The food is excellent; I have never found better vegetarian cuisine anywhere.

Mrs. Mackenzie writes me from London with all kinds of thanks for you for the hospitality, etc. Dr. Mackenzie speaks very enthusiastically about his stay in Dornach, he will also write to you in 14 days, when you arrive in Dornach, and send a book. They both feel wonderfully refreshed in body and soul. Now she is preparing her Christmas plans.

Miss Franklin seems to be getting more interested in Dornach again, she is taking a long walk in the area as I write and think of the excursion to Stuttgart today. We want to drink tea outside, but I don't know what she will say when she comes back and discovers that we have both forgotten the water for tea. I dare not go to the hotel and get water because the cows are wandering around and will surely eat our cakes.

Mrs. Mackenzie has translated some of Hegel's speeches, they are at the end of her book. She has also translated Fichte's speech and wanted to have it printed at the beginning of the war, but at the time everyone said that no one would read it, so she waited with it, and now it will probably finally be printed: It seems she prefers my translation to Wedgwood's after all; she finds the latter more like a reproduction of a book that has been read than an actual translation, so perhaps mine wasn't so terrible after all! Although of course I don't think it's first class, I know only too well that it can't be. I hope no plans have been made for the time of the Theological Course and the Christmas Course and that you will take vacation for the Voice from Sept. 7 on??? It will certainly be necessary. How are you doing with the Voice now? And, are you too tired? Or are you trying

maybe to get a little rest each day? Goodbye!

Kindest regards

Edith Maryon