Manchester, 6 July 1870 
Dear Moor, 

Your instructions regarding Dupont‘ are so uncertain that I can 
do absolutely nothing. I should rent him a cottage—but furnished 
or unfurnished? You say nothing on this point, but this is the 
main thing. In addition, a reliable housemaid is damned difficult 
to drum up in a hurry and, third, Lizzie cannot leave the house 
because of her knee which, as a result of her unrest and 
impatience, is not getting better as quickly as it should. 

Under the circumstances, Dupont’s plan to come here with one 
child right away appears to me completely impracticable. I should 

a F. Engels, Notes for the Preface to a Collection of Irish Songs. - > Jewish wit - © See this 
volume, p. 529. 

think that his brother-in-law or Serraillier would be able to 
accommodate the 3rd child, too, for 8-14 days; in this case it 
would be better for him to come here alone right away, then I 
could immediately go round with him and get a house and, in the 
meantime, we could make enquiries about a woman. Since he will 
have to bring the children here, or have them brought by 
somebody, it makes no difference if there are 2 or 3 of them. 

If this is agreed, write to me immediately, so that I can get him 
quarters near his workshop, topcincs for a week with board if he 
wants it—I assume he will only want a bedroom without the expense 
of a sitting Room?—and when he will be coming. On this I expect 
an immediate reply, so I know what I have to do. But, as I said, to 
bring the child with him right away would be absolute nonsense; it 
would cost him much more money, and would be in his way 
everywhere during the first few days. Where should a woman 
spring from all of a sudden, if he doesn’t simply take the first one 
to offer? 

Quoad* Karlsbad,” I am, as I said, in favour of you going there 
this summer. I can make £40 available to you for the journey. 
The cure is absolutely essential for you, even if you cannot 
completely avoid Kugelmann and his fervent fire thereby. 
C. Roesgen was also there, I saw him yesterday; he said it is not 
expensive there, particularly since ‘there is no opportunity to 
spend money’ during the cure; the cure did a lot of good to his 
liver (which is in a fine state compared to yours), and he looks 
rather thinner but much healthier. So make up your mind; apart 
from Kugelmann you will certainly find other interesting liver 
patients there, and on your way back you will travel via Hamburg 
and put pressure on Meissner. So take a quick decision and leap 
with eyes closed into the hot springs of Karlsbad, and the equally 
warm admiration of Kugelmann. NB. Because of possible passport 
difficulties on the Austrian frontier, it might be a good thing if 
you were to travel in the company of your personal physician. 

Lopatin’s stories about the other pycckia gabaa° are very 
interesting and it is very useful to know them. That Heuaess 
should turn out to be just a common blackguard is quite desirable. 

Jennychen does not need to name me as the author of the note“ 
since Kugelmann knows my handwriting quite well; but she can 
deal with it as she will, and as far as alterations are concerned, do 

a Regarding - > Karlovy Vary - © Russian affairs - 4 S. G. Nechayev - ¢ F. Engels, 
Notes for the Preface to a Collection of Irish Songs. 

what you like with it. There will probably be no refuge from the 
Jewish wit to which she refers. 

Apropos Dupont. Lizzie has her eyes on somebody quite suitable 
for him if only we can get hold of her, but I fear we shall have no 
information on this before Sunday or Monday. It is her cousin 
Anna Kane, a person who is not young, not pretty, but honest to 
the backbone. Tussy knows her; but we shall scarcely discover 
before Friday where she is at the moment, and will probably not 
be able to see her before the end of this week or the beginning of 
next. 

I found and looked through the old Welsh laws* in the official 
Record Commission edition. There are quite jolly things in it. If a 
man discovers, on his nuptial night, that his wife is not a virgin, 
but lies with her until the morning, then nothing of hers falls to 
him, sed si, postquam illam vitiatam deprehenderit, surrexerit ad 
pronubos, pene erecto, et testaretur eis se illam vitiatam invenisse, 
et non concubuerit cum illa ad crastinum usque; illa nihil ab eo in 
crastinum habebit. Si mammae et crines et menses apparuerint, 
tunc lex pronuntiat neminem posse certe scire num virgo sit 
necne” and thus she must produce 7 compurgators, including her 
parents and brothers and sisters. If she will not or cannot do this 
LET HER SHIFT BE CUT OFF AS HIGH AS HER HIP, AND LET A YEARLING STEER BE PUT IN 
HER HAND, HAVING HIS TAIL GREASED WITH TALLOW, AND IF SHE CAN HOLD HIM BY HIS 
TAIL, LET HER TAKE HIM IN LIEU OF HER SHARE OF THE argyvreu (PARAPHERNALIA), 
AND IF SHE CANNOT HOLD HIM, LET HER BE WITHOUT ANYTHING.-— 

Now we have ‘To ze ter’ in the window. Haven’t you found 
anything yet? 

What is the catalogue of the London Library like? This is very 
important for me, so that I know what I can leave unread here. 

Best greetings to you all. 

Your 
F. E.