{[London,] 18 July 1859 

Dear Frederick, 

Since the last number of the Volk proved so very exiguous, I 
intend this week to put something in about Russia. It would please 
me greatly if an article by you could appear at the same time. 
Wouldn't it be possible to do something military summing up the 
campaign, or else ridiculing the whole affair?* But it would have 
to be here by Thursday. If the little sheet fails to appear on 
Friday, it always means a serious loss of revenue; last time this fell 
off appreciably, another reason being that we suddenly had to 
change all our agents and get rid of Scherzer among others. The 
clown Edgar Bauer (an admirer of Bonaparte) has uttered a 
mighty threat, viz. that we are to be attacked in the next Hermann. 
Nous verrons ”.... 

Have you seen my book‘ advertised anywhere yet? 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M. 

Little Jenny has been awarded THE General prize, Laura two special 
prizes.