On 10 August, he writes a letter to Frau Schünzel after receiving a card from her in Oppenau where she is on holiday. He is delighted, you can tell by the special title he uses. In his letter, you can sense that he has to work hard to save money and that life is becoming more and more expensive. He sends her a penny and she writes a letter back to Alfred. At the bottom of the letter, you can see his comments in red. Most of the comments are: “who will pay for that?”. The correspondence shows that they are still together. See Frau Schünzel.

Alfred has a lot of work but he is taking it easy. Since he has a large clientele, he manages to earn his living. See GVD. In addition, he is regularly consulted because he is regarded as a competent craftsman. See Ernst.