IN ZALT-BOMMEL 
{London,] 24 September 1861 

My sweet little Cousin, 

You must excuse me for sending you today only a few lines. 
The fact is that I reserve to myself the pleasure of addressing you 
a real letter’ in a few days. For the present, I wish only to learn, 
by your gracious interference, whether August* has at last 
received Lassalle’s work.” Lassalle bothers me with a new letter as to this 
subject, he considering of course ‘his work’ as something awfully 
important. He presses me to answer him by next post, and thus I 
must again call upon you. You will much oblige me by informing 
me as soon as possible of the real state of the case. 

Apropos. The book was to be sent to August from Manchester, 
not from London, but I have been assured that it had been sent 
from Manchester to Amsterdam. Of course, I don’t care a fig for 
the whole ‘loss’, if loss there be, since August would certainly not 
much miss ‘the work’. But courtesy obliges me to make these 
researches. 

In writing me, you will be of course so friendly to inform me at 
the same time of what you are doing ard so forth, knowing my 
deep interests in all that concerns you. 

My best compliments to your father and the whole family. 

Believe me always your most sincere admirer 

K. M.