SANFRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA,U。S。A。
November5,1933
HerrnMartinSchulse
Deutsch-VoelkischeBank
undHandelsgesellschaft
Munich,Germany
Martin:
IwriteagainbecauseImust。Ablackforebodinghastakenpossessionofme。IwroteGriselleassoonasIknewshewasinBerlinandsheansweredbriefly。Rehearsalsweregoingbrilliantly;theplaywouldopenshortly。Mysecondletterwasmoreencouragementthanwarning,andithasbeenreturnedtome,theenvelopeunopened,markedonlyaddresseeunknown,(AdressatUnbekannt)。Whatadarknessthosewordscarry!Howcanshebeunknown?Itissurelyamessagethatshehascometoharm。Theyknowwhathashappenedtoher,thosestampedletterssay,butIamnottoknow。Shehasgoneintosomesortofvoidanditwillbeuselesstoseekher。Allthistheytellmeintwowords,AdressatUnbekannt。
Martin,needIaskyoutofindher,tosuccorher?Youhaveknownhergraciousness,herbeautyandsweetness。Youhavehadherlove,whichshehasgiventonootherman。Donotattempttowritetome。IknowIneednotevenaskyoutoaid。Itisenoughtotellyouthatsomethinghasgonewrong,thatshemustbeindanger。
Ileaveherinyourhands,forIamhelpless。
Max
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