London, 13 July 1867 

Dear Friend, 

Tuanks ror Hecer ann the young madam!" 

I shall now briefly answer all the points you raised. 

Engels is in Denmark at present and will be paying you a visit 
one day in the course of this month.**? Ad vocem” the same: you 
recall you told me that Menke (or whatever the man in your 
statistical office in Hanover is called) made some very appreciative 
remarks about the work of mine‘ that was published by Duncker. 
For Engels’ ears I have twisted this, to the effect that Menke 
expressed his great appreciation to me of Engels’ ‘Condition of the 
Working Class’. The reason for this pia fraus* (and 1 have 
perpetrated various fraudes' with the same object in view): to spur 
Engels on to write and publish the second volume, concerning the 
period from 1845 to the present. I have at last succeeded in this to 
the extent that he has promised to get down to it. So, if by chance 
conversation should turn to the statistician, do not let the cat out of 
the bag. 

Nothing is fixed for my wife’s journey, nor can it be, it having 
been overtaken by another event, the proposed departure of my 3 
daughters for Bordeaux, to visit Lafargue senior. 

I do not advise you to go to Paris It is impossible to study 
anything in the midst of that Babylon of things and among that 

4 for the portrait of Hegel and the photograph of Kugelmann’s daughter, 
Franziska - & Concerning - © K. Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political 
Economy. - 4 F. Engels, The Condition of the Working-Class in England. - © white 
lie - f deceits - 8 Frangois Lafargue 

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throng of people, unless one stays there for at least 6 weeks, which 
is very expensive. 

My book* comprises asour 50 sheets. You see how I had 
miscalculated as To rts extent. A few days ago I sent the Appendix, 
entitled The Form of Value, Appendix to Chapter I, 1, to Leipzig. 
You know who was the author of this plan, and I herewith offer 
him my thanks for his succestion.” 

You will excuse me if I terminate these lines here. Another 
proof-sheet has just come. 

With my best compliments to your wife and the young madam. | 

Yours 
K. Marx 

With my next letter I shall send membership cards‘ for Mrs 
Kugelmann and Mrs Tenge. One lady, Mrs Law, has been 
promoted to membership of our Central Council. 

Best thanks from Eleanor for the srames. The photograms will 
follow.