London, 1 August 1884 

My dear Laura, 

Leroy-Beaulieu duly arrived.* Thanks. Have not had much time 
yet to look at it, but shall do now,” Schorlemmer has gone to Ger- 
many yesterday. 

We shall probably start on Monday‘ for Worthing near Brigh- 
ton—it’s Percy’s choice, and from all other people’s reports a hor- 
ridly dull place.?’’ All the same to me, but if Pumps does not like it, 
she will have to settle that with the husband of her bosom. Shall let 
you have exact address as soon as possible. 

Have had a bad cold in consequence of the heat and exposure to 
drafts — have not smoked or tasted beer for nearly a week, but am on 
the right side of both again since yesterday. 

* P. Leroy-Beaulieu, Le Collectivisme. Examen critique du nouveau socialisme.-> See 
this volume, pp. 179-83.-° 4 August 

As Paul’s article on the 5/é* is not complete yet and they are al- 
most sure to have a month between that and the attack on Leroy- 
Beaulieu, ?7* so that this latter article will only appear in the October 
No., there will be a bit of breathing time—at least I hope so. I do 
want a bit of rest, and shall have, besides this affair, plenty of transla- 
tions to revise while at the seaside. The great thing for Paul will have 
to be—conciseness, limitation of the question strictly to Leroy- 
Beaulieu’s criticisms on Mohr, leaving entirely out Lassalle, etc.— 
except perhaps when Leroy-Beaulieu gives occasion to show his glaring 
ignorance. However as soon as I have looked the book over I shall be 
able to judge better. Anyhow as the book is big and the place for reply 
small, the limitation to what is strictly necessary will be unavoidable. 

Now I must conclude — it’s blazing hot, I have written already five 
letters and have still to write to ‘Mrs Aveling’ and to Zurich. 

Nim too has a bit of the cough and what I almost feel inclined to 
call a whooping-cough sometimes — but it is not bad. You know that 
Tussy caught a regular whooping-cough from little Lilian Rosher! It’s 
positively true. 

Tell Paul to give you a kiss each for Nim and me. 

Very affectionately yours, 
FE,