London, 18 September 1852 
28 Dean Street, Soho 

Dear Engels, 

If you delay sending back the translation” for another few days, 
the possibility of getting it taken will be absolutely nil. Interest in 
Bonaparte, having again attained a peak,”'’ is now giving way to 
fresh topics, as always happens in London. 

The discounting affair has come to naught after a week spent 
on a wild goose-chase with a rascal from the City nommé 
Poenisch. I therefore wrote to Dana yesterday.’” At the same time 
I told him that there were only two more articles, 19 and 20, to 
come on Germany. As soon as you send me 19° J shall write to you 

a Emil Blank - > of the first chapter of Marx’s work The Eighteenth Brumaire of 
Louis Bonaparte (see this volume, pp. 175 and 183) - © named - 4 F. Engels, 
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany, XIX. 

again, giving my views on 20, the concluding one. Within the next 
few days the Customs Union business,too, will have been decided, 
and without it 20 cannot be finished.” 

Physically, my wife is lower than ever before, i.e. sheer debility. 
On doctor’s orders she has been taking a spoonful of brandy every 
hour for the past 3 days. There is however some improvement, 
inasmuch as she has at least got up today. She has been in bed for 
a week. Little Laura is convalescent, the others ALi right. I shall not 
be able to write at length before next week. This week has been 
wasted on abortive business errands and the most nauseous 
wrangling cum creditoribus.* 

Your 
K. M. 

With next week’s letter I shall also return the documents.” Let 
me have Massol’s letter back.