[London,] 1 October 1881 
In great haste 

Dear Mr Kautsky, 

I enclose a line to your mother * together with the enclosed note for 
my daughter.’ ?!° It would have saved time if you had sent me your 
mother’s Paris address. 

I would have asked your mother to spend a few days at my house 
and at the same time take a look round London with me. My wife’s 

* Minna Kautsky, see next letter.-” Jenny Longuet 

fatal illness, which day by day is drawing closer to its consummation, 
prevented this. I am her garde malade.* 

I get the Arbeiterstimme regularly; it edifies but does not surprise me, 
for ’'ve known my Swiss for decades. 

With regard to Mr McGuire, it would appear from your letter that 
he is in London. How comes it that none of our New York friends 
gave him letters of recommendation? I have, prima facie,” always been 
somewhat suspicious of Yankee socialists and know in particular that 
the kind that Shipton keeps in touch with are * very crotchety and 
sectarian. With all that, Mr McGuire may be an excellent party 
man.* 

Yours very sincerely, 
Karl Marx 

My wife and daughter‘ send you their compliments.