{London,] 14 December 1867 

Dear Frep, 

This latest Fenian exporr in Clerkenwell is a great folly. The 

London masses, who have shown much sympathy for Ireland, will 
be enraged by it and driven into the arms of the government 
party. One cannot expect the London proletarians to let them- 
selves be blown up for the benefit of Fenian emissaries. Secret, 
melodramatic conspiracies of this kind are, in general, more or 
less doomed to failure. 

I received the money on Monday and paid Borkheim his £45 
back together with £1 1s for rquiry Fees. 

Would you do me a favour and inquire of Ernest Jones the most 
appropriate way of marrying civiliter’ in London, in Doctors’ 

a Schwabischer Merkur -» pain in the nerve - © by civil ceremony 

Commons or where, as Laura is to marry at the beginning of April. 
As it is not to be a church wedding, it was originally intended that 
the marriage should take place in Paris. That is, however, 
complicated. I should have to prove my identity there and, in so 
_ doing, might strike the police as being a little too familiar. On the 
other hand, my wife would like the civil marriage to take place, if 
in London, as far as possible in secret, as she wants no gossip 
among her English acquaintances. Please also ask Jones what the 
position is regarding the consent of Lafargue’s parents? Whether 
it must previously be countersigned by the envoy (would that be 
the English one?) in Paris? I know that the formality is not 
necessary in England. It is, however, indispensable for the 
marriage to be valid according to French law as well. So, none of 
the formalities must be neglected in this respect. 

What is the position regarding witnesses in England? 

Nothing from the Zukunft yet.* It is a pity these papers are so 
small in format, especially at a time when their columns are so full 
of parliamentary filibustering. 

Our friend Stumpf is obviously a great muddle-head. 

Siebel returned enclosed. He is mistaken about Lange. The 
Jatter must ‘buy’ the book? and will surely already have bought it 
long ago.” 

The quid pro quo‘ with Heinrich‘ is indeed most amusing.* 

Salut. 

Your 
K. Moor