In 1916 -- 17 , she provided her brother with a writing refuge where he was able to write many short stories .
Brother also lived on Hermann 's estate from September 1917 to April 1918 , already suffering from tuberculosis .
In 1916 -- 17 , she provided her brother with a writing refuge where he was able to write many short stories , and he also lived on Hermann 's estate from September 1917 to April 1918 , already suffering from tuberculosis .