London, 19 January 1872 
122 Regent’s Park Road, N.W. 

My dear Friend, 

You will already have received the books*” listed in the 
enclosed invoice for the sum of £1 16s. 5d. and I have debited 
your account accordingly.’ 

On the other hand I have credited you with your remittance of 
£2 8s, which I have not yet cashed. 

Hodgson’s work is quite unknown to me, nor have I seen it 
advertised anywhere. However, I shall endeavour to find out 
something about it. 

Our accounts should more or less balance now. I shall be writing 
to you about the Gazette des Tribuneaux, a journal of which I do 
not think we shall have any further need; the subscription expires 
at the end of January. 

You will have received The Eastern Post journals which I 
addressed to you, as also the other printed matter which I have 
enclosed with them from time to time. 

As for the International, things are going well. B.’s” intrigues 
will not amount to anything much. That man forgets that the 
working masses cannot be led as could a little bunch of doctrinaire 
sectarians. We have had, by the bye, some most valuable 
intelligence regarding his machinations in Russia—from the 
original source, at that. They are unutterably despicable. 

Ever your obedient servant, 

b 

Yours, 
F. E.