This is a series of letters (and some postcards) written by Umberto Nobile in Italy to Hermine Speier during her extended stay in Frankfurt in 1937. Nobile frequently visits Speier's home on Salita Sant'Onofrio in Rome during her absence to check on her affairs and to collect her mail, visits of which he keeps her well apprised. Nobile himself reports having done a fair amount of travel during the period - trips to Milan (and to nearby Uggiate to visit one General Morris), to Augsburg, and to Monaco with his daughter Maria are mentioned. He also mentions having accepted a number of visitors at his home in Rome. Nobile does not hesitate to share with Speier his feelings of anxiety, heavy-heartedness, and loneliness during this period.