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12/25 yanuar 1908
A s. prof. G. Peano in Turin
Sinior multe estimed!
Mi avav honor mitar a vo postkart datu 28 novembr/11 desembr 1907 ko tekst sekuant:
„Mi mersi multe pro kart afabl datu 5 desembr. Mi es multe kontent, ke vo no refus akseptar selektasion eventual kuale direktor de Akademi Int. de. L.U., ma ke vo dik sole, ke kualiteti de direktor mank e ke vo no av temp fasiar labor de kompletar diksionar eks sirkulari. — Relativu argument prim, mi truv, ke it es sole fras monstrant votr modestitet, — et mi no pensav, ke mi potes esar direktor, kuande on selektav mi, ma mi av efektued mie problem;1 e relativu argument sekund vo es in eror: labor leplu grand de kompletifikasion de diksionar esav fasied ya, kekos vo potes visar in suplement a diksionar, kel mi avav honor mitar a vo ante du diurni. Rest minim de paroli potes esar fasied et no per direktor aut: vo avero un visedirektor e du sekretari. — Talmaniere mi esper, ke vo akseptero, kekos mi preg afirmar mediu letr u kart pobreve. — P.S. Mi skrib a vo e no a s. prof. M. kause mi persone prefer vo.”
Usk sitempe mi no av resived respond. It es posibl e ipse probabl, ke vo no av resived mie kart postal mensioned. Sikause mi av skribed superiore kopi de it e mi preg denove vo, avar komplesans2 honorar pobreve mi mediu respond — mi esper mediu respond afirmativ. Mi adyunkt kart postal respondativ adresed ko preg usar ist kart, if it val.
Ko salut respektos mi rest votr serv leplu devot,
V. Rosenberger
P.S. Responda nemediate, if it plis! R.
12/25 January, 1908
To Mr. Prof. G. Peano in Turin
Highly esteemed sir!
I had the honor to send you a postcard dated 28 November/11 December 1907 with the following text:
“I thank you very much for the kind card dated 5 December. I am very happy that you do not refuse to accept the possible selection as Director of the International Academy of L.U., but that you say only that the qualities of a director are lacking and that you do not have time to do the work of completing the dictionary from the circulars. Regarding the first argument, I find that it is only a phrase showing your modesty—and I did not think that I could be director when they selected me, but I have accomplished my task; and regarding the second argument you are in error: the largest part of the work of completing the dictionary has already been done, which you can see in the supplement to the dictionary, which I had the honor to send to you two days ago. The remaining few words can be done and not only by the director: you will have a vice-director and two secretaries. Therefore, I hope that you will accept, which I beg you to confirm via letter or brief card. P.S. I write to you and not to Prof. M. because I personally prefer you.”
Until now I have not received a response. It is possible and even probable that you have not received my mentioned postcard. Therefore, I have written the above copy of it and I ask you again to have the kindness to honor me briefly with a response—I hope with an affirmative response. I enclose a reply postcard addressed with the request to use this card, if it is worthwhile.
With respectful greetings, I remain your most devoted servant,
V. Rosenberger
P.S. Respond immediately, please! R.
NOTES:
NOTES:
1 The phrase efektuar problem seems to derive from the German Aufgabe erfüllen (to complete a task, do one's duty). Here “problem” is understood in the sense of “task, assignment”.
2 Komplesans (complaisance) does not appear in the 1902 dictionary, but it is cleary a more international variant of what would be the regularly derived komplesantitet.
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