Ostend, 27 July 1846 
rue St. Thomas, 11 

Dear Hess, 

As you see, I am no longer writing to you from Brussels. I shall 
remain here until 10 August and shall probably be leaving 
Brussels for Paris on the 11th. Marx has sent your letter on to me 
here. I shall gladly do my utmost to smuggle your wife* across the 
border, but all the same it’s unfortunate that she should not have 
a passport. As I had already left Brussels a few days before her 
arrival, I know nothing of the whole affair except what you tell me 
in your letter. As I have said, I will do my utmost. 

Your 
Engels 

[Brussels, about 29 July 1846] 

Dear Hess, 

In forwarding you these lines from Engels, I would only add 
that your wife is quite cheerful. Seiler is her squire and has 
introduced her to Vogler and wife, with whom she consorts almost 
daily. My wife cannot do very much as she is very unwell and 
mostly has to keep to her bed. 

Your 

M. 

@ Sibylle 

I was just about to send this letter off when I read your 
announcement about Ruge in the Kolnische Zeitung.* Since the 
printing of our stuff may be much delayed, I would advise you to 
get back your article on Ruge.” You will be able to use nearly all 
of it. 

I wrote and asked the Westphalians to send the manuscript to 
Daniels.” If he has not yet got it, arrange for the article on Ruge 
to be sent by them direct to you. 

What sort of a book is this of Heinzen’s‘? And what does 
Dottore Graziano write about you? Write and tell me. 

[On the back of the letter in Karl Marx’s 
and Jenny Marx’s handwriting] 

Mr M. Hess in Cologne 
Hand to Mr Gottschalk, M. D.