It is a ridiculous sum, amounting to ten to twelve cents a week. So let it be. This is the sole comfort such as it is, which permits her to forget her great sorrows, the wounds of which are still so fresh and which are impossible to heal as soon as you think. Let this be her comfort, a few dollars, a letter, a photograph, etc. Concerning me, dear child, for the meanwhile I can write nothing definite.
Today is one of the intermediate days of Passover.
During this time, we will take inventory of the business, and only then will I know where I stand in the world. I would like, my devoted and beloved nephew, to write you a letter of good news. I would like to be able to write you that the wish you wished for me from the bottom of your heart has been fulfilled. I also long to write that you and only you have helped to establish me on a firm foundation. Unfortunately, it is a bit premature to write all this.