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(1895) Author: Anne Charlotte Leffler, Sofja Kovalevskaja Translator: Louise von Cossel
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Our plan to meet this summer came to
nothing. Sonia joined her new Russian friend
in London, at the end of May. Later on,
she made a journey to the Hartz, in order to
meet Weierstrass, and to get his advice with
regard to the definite form of her work. In
the spring she had sent an unfinished copy to
the French Academy, requesting permission to
present a more complete solution of the question
later on, before the distribution of prizes took
place. She worked excessively during this
spring, and consequently I got but short letters.
One from Stockholm is addressed to my brother
and myself—we were together in Italy at the
time:—

My Dear Friends,—I cannot write long
letters to you, for I work as much as it is possible
for me or any human being to work. I do not
know yet whether I shall be able to finish my
treatise or not. There is a difficulty I cannot
overcome, and I have written to Weierstrass to
ask for his help. If he cannot help me, I am
lost.’

In September, she came back to Stockholm,
and throughout the autumn she lived in a state

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