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which she insists on my taking my child with
me to Stockholm; but in spite of all the reasons
that might make me wish to live with my little
girl, I have almost made up my mind to leave
her in Moscow. I do not think it would be to
her interest to take her away from this house
where she is so comfortable. In Stockholm no
house is ready to receive her, and I shall be
obliged to devote all my time and energy to my
new duties. She mentions among other reasons,
that many persons will accuse me of indifference
towards my daughter; very likely, but I confess
this reason has no value in my eyes. I am ready
to submit to the judgment of Stockholm ladies
in all small matters of life, but in serious
questions, where not only my own but my child’s
welfare is concerned, I think it would be an
unpardonable weakness to be influenced even by
the shadow of a wish to appear a good mother
in those ladies’ eyes.’
After her return to Sweden in September, Sonia
settled down for a time in Soedertelje, in order
to find undisturbed leisure to finish an important
work she had commenced many years
previously, upon the refraction of light in a
crystalline medium. Mittag Leffler and a young
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