London, 13 January 1885 

Dear Kautsky, 

I trust this will still catch you in Vienna. 

It was only a day or two ago that I received the 1st number of the 
Neue Zeit. Can you get hold of about 2 or 3 more copies for me? Hav- 
ing promised Rudolf Meyer my critique of Rodbertus, * I can hardly 
send him a copy-—the poor conservative social muddle-head is on 
tenterhooks — without also doing Mme Lafargue and Tussy the same 
service. 

I would also ask you to send me copies of the Poverty of Philosophy 
for the above. The thing is advertised as having ‘appeared’. 

Grof} would appear to be a blockhead, though an honest one. 
I have nothing against the biography; if you intend to lambast him 
for his confusion over theory, I don’t envy you your task. *°° 

Give Frankel my kind regards. No doubt you will tell me what he is 
in fact up to. 

The New Year’s card he and the others sent me gave me much 
pleasure. 

Well, that’s all until you come over here. 

Your 
F.E. 

With an editor like 0” you wouldn’t have stuck it even for a fort- 
night. Better to come over here, rather than make yourself yet 
another deadly enemy in the parliamentary group. *°!