Manchester, 11 August 1867 

Dear Moor, 

Enclosed a five-pound-note which I fortunately obtained yester- 
day and which will now satisfy your Frencuman. Also Dronke’s 
letter. So, the little man has got himself properly into the mire 
with his petty speculations. I fear that, if he is to shake off his 
obligations in respect of the Barnedi shares, he will have to go 
through the Bankruptcy Court. It is very hard for the little fellow, 
firstly the court-case over the insurance business, and now these 
blows. However, I assume he will still have his agency, and with its 
help and with speculation a little less heated, he may soon restore 
his fortunes. 

I have cursorily read through as far as sheet 32° and will give 
you my comments on it in due course; the numerous examples in 
this section, on cursory first reading, somewhat obscure its 
coherence. But there are some very fine things in it, and both 
capital and its sycophants will be eternally grateful to you. 

On my journey back here“? [I had the added pleasure of a 
rifle-bullet shattering the window and flying through the carriage 
not 12 inches from my chest: some volunteer probably wished to 
demonstrate yet again that he ought not to be entrusted with a 
firearm. It is the strangest railway accident I have ever encoun- 
tered. 

Lizzie’ also had a rather bad return journey, she says she will 
never go by sea again. 

Kindest regards to your wife. 

Your 
F. E.