Ramsgate, 20 August 1876 
11 Camden Square 
Dear Mrs Marx, 

My best thanks for Tussy’s letter which we have promptly 
forwarded to Jenny.* 

Lenchen” has had a curious and distinctly unpleasant turn while 
down here. Last Tuesday she went bathing with my wife‘ and was 
assailed by a violent headache which persisted for three days. On 
Friday she had another try and was at once assailed by the same 
headache, this time more violently. On Friday evening it was again 
very bad and she simply could not sleep. It was not until Saturday 
afternoon that she managed to get a little sleep, but then came 
another violent attack which, however, died down in the late 
evening, whereupon she slept soundly and today is aL. RIGHT again. 
The result is that, this year at any rate, she would be well-advised 
not to repeat the bathing experiment. 

Lenchen wanted to return to London no later than tomorrow, 
but we have persuaded her to give herself another day in which to 
recover completely from what have sometimes been extraordinari- 
ly violent attacks, so now she doesn’t intend to return until 
Tuesday. We thought, if you were to come here on Wednesday 
and stay until Friday week, then we could all return to London 
together.” 

Since STEAMERS take at least 30-31 days from the Cape, 
Carolinchen “ could not, after all, arrive before 3-4 September, i.e. 

3-4 days after your return. 

We have had to put up with some pretty oppressive heat 
here—a few days ago there were thunderstorms and, since 
yesterday evening, there has been a lot of rain, but it’s clearing up 
again now. My wife is in very good health, and bathing suits her 
particularly well. Both she and Lenchen send their warm regards. 

Your devoted 

F. Engels