{[London,] 16 December 1875 
Dear Lessner, 

Frankel, who was imprudent enough to live in Vienna under an 
assumed name, has been found out and arrested. The French 
Embassy are demanding his extradition for arson and for taking 
part in the shooting of the Dominican monks.'* But this is 
nonsensical, for a country does not extradite its own nationals but 
only foreigners, assuming in the first place that there could be any 
question of extradition here. He will probably get off with a token 
punishment for using a false name. 

Your 
F. E.