[Argenteuil,] 22 June 1882 

Dear Frep, 

Your letter 2°* arrived no more than a minute or two before the 
post which goes damned early. Hence only a few words. 

T have not been able to report Progress until today because the sul- 
phur operations were suspended from Sunday’ until yesterday inclu- 
sive on account of the rainy weather and did not begin again until to- 
day. Ar present Time it’s devilish cold at Cauterets and the season there 
doesn’t Normatty begin until the middle of July. So in the event 
Enghien has proved most opportune, although up till now the 
weather has not been good enough to permit untnrerruptep use of the 
institution thermale. Other people, who need not be careful about a 

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‘réstdu’,* wouldn’t have to bother so much. Dr Dourlen says that the 
whole difficulty lies in avoiding anything that might cause a recur- 
rence of pleurisy. 

Let the chaps in New York go ahead with their own ‘reprint’, 
though they must take care that there are no unauthorised addi- 
tions.*3* 

We shall, then, expect Helen on Sunday. 

It is still too early — for I must fight shy of all lengthy conversations 
just now—to advise Lavrov of my presence. He’s just the man to 
make me prattle on for hours. 

Love to Jennychen. 

Your 
K. M.