Alix von Cotta to Nelly

Cotta writing from Berlin. Trusts her friend's enforced leisure will prove a good thing for her general health. She is afraid she will have to devote the next summer vacation to special treatment or care of her health. They spent a pleasant family Christmas, She answers the query about recommending a good German history book. Refers gain to her friend's visit as 'one of the pleasures I most appreciate in this world'.