V/J 71 968—Manchester, 7 January 1868 £10. 
T/N 14 065—London, 26 February 1868 £10. 
Second halves. 

First sent with preceding post. 

{Manchester,] 23 November 1868 

Dear Moor, 

I can send you the above only today, but give you the good 
news that, after a conversation today with Calico Gottfried,* it will 
probably be possible to prolong the contract with him for a few 
years.'”* I intend, if all goes well, to take 3 years, the last of which 
would be without any obligation on my part to work. If all this is 
successful, which must be more or less decided by the end of 
February at the latest, we are over the hill, and I shall be able 
without difficulty to pay off the £100 debt you still have, and in 
general to establish the affair properly and on a solid basis, so that 
this load of debts will not return, at least for the period of the 
contract. 

Lizzie suddenly became very unwell yesterday; I thought at first 
it was serious, but she has slept a lot, so is now much better. She 
had congestions to the head. Tussy’s letter gave her much 
pleasure, and as soon as she is better again she will answer it. 

The wonderful primeval mass of the respected Biichner is still a 
great mystery to me. Couldn’t you send us the book” here some 
time? 

a Ermen. See this volume, p. 170.-»> L. Biichner, Sechs Vorlesungen tiber die 
Darwin’sche Theorie von der Verwandlung der Arten .. 

How about Ténot, Paris, le 2 décembre? 
Best greetings. 

Your 
F. E.