London, 24 March 1883 

My dear Lavrov, 

I have received a long telegram from Moscow asking me to lay 
a wreath on Marx’s grave on behalf of the students of the Petrovsky 
Academy of Agriculture; not having my address, they tele- 
graphed the editorial department of The Daily News. Now they are 
asking me to let them know the price of the wreath and my address. 
But it is not signed with a name— merely: Students of the Petrovsky 
Academy in Moscow. 

To whom should I reply? Perhaps you could advise me. As the tele- 
gram arrived after the burial, and the grave has today been re- 
opened for the burial of Longuet’s little boy* who died last Tues- 
day,’ I shall not be able to lay the wreath on it till next week. But 
then I should like to let the worthy young men know that I have 
received their telegram and carried out the task they entrusted 

to me. ; 
Yours ever, in haste, 

F. Engels