Postcard to Polya from Tsillie
“Demon”
January 19. 1914
Kishinev to Paris
Monsieur Dechtiar
41 Rue Vieille du Temple
Mournful demon is greeting you. I greet you, my dear Polinka. I don’t know what happened. It is not in my nature. However, I started longing. Polinka, tell me, maybe we switched the roles. I kissed you. Your Tsillie. Greetings to Papa, Rozichka and children. Please give Figa [i.e., thumb between 2nd and 3rd finger] to Nina. And Greetings from Izner and Kreyndale.
