{Manchester,] Monday evening [9 August 1852] 
Dear Marx, 

I've done a stupid thing. In its Mai Taste the Daily News does 
not mention any American steamer for Wednesday—so I suc- 
cumbed to the Sunday indolence so natural to a commergant? And 
today I see from a commercial circular that a steamer is in fact 
leaving the day after tomorrow. I have begun to work,” but 
nothing is ready. I have Pindar coming to see me this evening and 
even if I sent him away, I doubt whether I should get anything 
done in the few hours before the last post. Donc you and I have 
been duped. But I shall never again make the mistake of believing 
the commercial intelligence provided by the organ of the 
bourgeoisie. 

Your 
F. E,