Mathilde to Schönberg – 25 June 1908
Arnold Schönberg Center Reference: ID:16295

• 3 page letter from: Schönberg. Traunstein 24. b. Gmunden
• Postmarks: 25.6.08 Gmunden 12-1 N — Wien, 26 VI 08 VII — Gmunden 27.VI.08 IV
• To: Herrn Arnold Schönberg Wien IX. Liechtensteinstr. 70.
• Undelivered, returned, probably by janitor at 68/70, to “Traunstein 22 bei Gmunden”, Schönberg’s farmhouse in 1907 and Zemlinsky’s in 1908. Thereby postmarked three times.

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Mein liebster Arnold. Ich freue mich unendlich daß du doch schon Freitag kommst, wenn es nur wirklich wäre! Vergiß nicht mir noch genau den Zug zu schreiben mit dem du kommst. Ich wollte dir noch Manches schreiben, nun fällt mir vor lauter Freude gar nichts ein. Mein liebes, liebes Herzerl kommt. – Vielleicht kannst du mir aus dem Wertiko einen Spitzenkragen mitbringen? Er liegt im obersten Fach und ist bräunlich. (Du u. Gerstl würdet ihn grün oder blau nennen.) Sonst kannst du die Wohnung lassen wie du willst! – Fenster zu machen, Gasometer abdrehen, elektrisches Licht nicht brennen lassen, Wasserleitung abdrehen. Ich weiß heute nichts mehr zu schreiben. Hoffentlich war das der letzte Brief, dann nie mehr, hörst du? Trudi ist sehr aufgeregt. Tausend Küsse Liebster von deiner
Mathilde

My dearest Arnold, I am immensely happy that you will be here on Friday, if only it were already so. Don’t forget to tell me again precisely what train you are coming on. I wanted to write to you many things, but nothing occurs to me because I am so happy. My darling is coming. Maybe you can bring me a lace collar from the wertiko. It is in the top drawer and is brownish. (You and Gerstl would call it green or blue.) Apart from this, you can leave the apartment as you like. Close the windows, turn off the gas meter, don’t leave the electric light on, turn off the water supply. I don’t know what else to write today. This is hopefully the last letter and then no more, do you hear. Trudl is very excited. A thousand kisses dearest from your
Mathilde

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Mathilde to Alois Gerstl: 6/7 November 1908 ♦ ♦ 8/9 November 1908
Schönberg to Alois Gerstl: 7-9 November 1908