Manchester, 12 August 1869 

Dear Moor, 

I have cut the Gordian knot regarding Schnaps* by simply 
informing Tussy of the racr; whether this has plunged her into a 
natural conflict I do not know. Unfortunately, however, she now 
has something else to do, for, since last Friday, she has 
continuously had horrible toothache in the same tooth that gave 
her a lot of trouble earlier. So far she has borne the thing with 
astonishing heroism, but shortened sleep and the long nervous 
tension have had an effect, and today she looks somewhat 
exhausted. She said you didn’t want the tooth to be pulled out; 
but I sent her today, since things could not continue thus, together 
with Lizzie to one of the leading dentists here, and told her she 
should submit to his judgement. After a long examination he said 
he hoped to save the tooth, but if the pain did not cease by 
Saturday morning, the tooth would have to come out. At all 
events, the child cannot stand this constant and nerve-racking pain 
every 6 months; her general health suffers far more from this 
than the whole tooth is worth. But I think I shall soon be able to 
give better news. 

I must just call in at the Schiller Society,” and see what has 
happened in Eisenach.*” On Saturday the two parties seem to 
have parted in peace, so they have at least avoided general 
fisticuffs. 

The stupidity and meanness of the Urquhartites is demonstrated 
by the fact that they never mention: 

A Resipence 1n Butcaria sy St. Clair, rate Carptn. 28. Rect, anp Ch, 
Brophy, 1869. 

The book is written by two fellows, of whom St. Clair, a former 
Crimean officer who knows Turkish, Polish, Russian and Bul- 
garian, lived 3 years in the country, and the other 1/5 years, and 
they are still there. The thing is written in a very lively and 
graphic style, and is worth more than any other book I know on 
the subject. For Englishmen the fellows are remarkably free of 
prejudices, though they have their blind-spots tn economics and also 

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« Charles Etienne Lafargue; see this volume, p. 342. 

IN PoLitics. But they can see. They arrived—at least Brophy did—as 
friends of the Christians, and changed their views completely in 
favour of the Turks. But since they also find their blind-spots in the 
Turkish governmental system (though here, too, they have 
something in common with Urquhart), the Urquhartites are not 
allowed to mention a book that is worth more than their entire Free 
Press, even from their own point of view. The Facts in it are worth 
more to me than all the chatter by the Urquhartites, and 
short-ARMED Collet can envy the two their description of Russian 
and French policy in Constantinople. The business is so described 
that you can read it, moreover with interest, and will be more 
useful here than 10 years of the Free Press with its oracular 
announcements. 

Finished with Gottfried Ermen the day before yesterday.* 
Everything signed.> Finally completely free from the honorable 
gentleman. 

Best greetings to all. 

Your 
F. E.