ENGELS TO ELEANOR MARX-AVELING!*° 

London, 10 May 1888 

My dear Tussy, 

Best thanks, but we can’t come. Nim has to do her marketing or else 
you won’t get any dinner on Sunday, and I have to get off ms.? by the 
American mail on Saturday, which is anything but ready (the ms. not the 
mail). 

Tell Mahon that on Sunday I receive my private friends and that there 
is no chance of talking business on Sundays here. If he wants to see me 
he is welcome any evening in the week and if he wants Edward to be 
present they might arrange to come together one night—perhaps you 
would come too? 

Love from Nim. 

Ever yours, 
FE.