V. I.

Lenin

8

To:   HIS MOTHER

18 juillet (July 6), 1895

I wrote my last letter, unless I am mistaken, on the
8th. Since then I have wandered about quite a lot and have
landed up at a Swiss spa; I have decided to take advantage of
the fact and get down seriously to the treatment of the
illness (stomach) that I am so fed up with, especially as the
doctor who runs the place has been strongly recommended
to me as a specialist in his field. I have been living at this
spa for several days and feel not at all bad; the board is
excellent and the treatment seems to be effective, so I hope
to get away from here in four or five days. The cost of living
here, as far as I can see, is very high; treatment is still
more expensive, and I have already exceeded my budget and no longer expect to manage on my own resources. If
you can, send me another 100 rubles or so to this address:
Suisse, Zürich . Parterre. Seilergraben, 37, H-n Grünfest [2]
[ nothing else ; there is no need for anything to be passed
on to me]. [1]

In any case I shall await an answer at this address and shall not send you my address because it would
be useless—anyway, I shall be leaving here before I get an
answer.

How did you enjoy your journey down the Volga? What was new there? Is everybody well? A letter has probably
been sent me, but I have not yet received it [the last news
I had was from Mark, in Paris—a postcard ], because I have been on the move all the time. If it was sent to the Paris
address I shall receive it.

Are you having a hot summer? Here it is very hot, but
I am now living in a good place, a long way from the town,
amid greenery and close to a big lake.

Regards to all, Yours,

V. U.