London, 25 February 1864 
Dear Frederick, 

Just a few lines for the present to let you know of my return.! 
As soon as the weather permits, I shall come up to Manchester for 
2 days so as to see you in person again and, at the same time, give 
you an account of my arrairs. 

I have completely recovered and only one or two spots (specially 
on the upper part of my leg), which are in the final stages of 
healing up, continue to trouble me a tirtie.. I haven’t grown thin, 
but stout, despite my illness. True, I have given up smoking 
completely. 

Pieper’s sudden appearance on our doorstep was a real surprise. 
He’s here to settle in his sister as a coverness. He spent 4 yrs as a 
schoolmaster in Bremen. Last year ‘he ate the bread of the 
National Association’,”* and even went to Italy at Augustenburg’s* 
- expense. He’s the same bore and lout as he always was. 

With kind regards to you and Lupus. 

Your 
K. M.