IN HOTTINGEN-ZURICH 

[London,] 28 July 1884 

Dear Mr Schliter, 

Proofs” returned herewith. Shall continue to return them 
promptly. But I would ask you to be rather more indulgent with my 
spelling; I have no cause in my advancing years to let myself be either 
civilised or centralised, let alone cited.© Supposedly ‘consistent’ spel- 
ling is usually far less consistent and far less historical than the good 
old casualness. 

I am in full agreement with your suggestions. However these are 
things you know more about than I do. 

2 P, Leroy-Beaulieu, Le Collectivisme. Examen critique du nouveau socialisme.-> F. Engels, 
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.- © At that time zzvilisieren, 
zentralisieren and zitieren were customarily spelt with a ‘c’. In this letter Engels spelis 
them with a ‘z’. 

I would now ask you to be good enough to let me have the final 
proofs and, when the book is ready, 25 copies of the deluxe edition 
and 5 of the other; I shall not be able to manage with less.?°* 

To save postage, the ms. can be sent with the proofs in a stiff, strong 
wrapper; over here mss. and proofs are both charged as book post. 
They must, however, carry the full amount of stamps, otherwise 
they won’t arrive here. 

Yours faithfully, 
F. Engels