Jena, March 5th.
Dear Mr. Anstruther,--It was extremely kind of you to remember my
birthday and to find time in the middle of all your work to send me your
good wishes. I hope you are getting on well, and that you like what you
are doing. Professor Martens seems to tell you all the Jena news. Yes, I
was ill; but we had such a long winter that it was rather lucky to be
out of it, tucked away comfortably in bed. There is still snow in the
ditches and on the shady side of things. I escaped the bad weather as
thoroughly as those persons do who go with infinite trouble during these
months to Egypt.
Yours sincerely,