London, 25 July 1889 
122 Regent’s Park Road, N.W. 

Dear Citizen, 

T have just received a letter from Brocher enclosing the one you had 
written him and asking me on your behalf for a loan of £20. As I am not 
used to reading Russian handwriting, I was not really able to decipher 
enough of your letter to find out exactly what is involved. But however 
that may be I have to tell you with infinite regret that it is out of the 
question for me to advance the sum for which you ask. My expenditure 
has of late been quite extraordinary as a result of my having to help 
numerous personal and political friends and then, to compound matters, 
there has been the congress,*”? which has necessitated my making further 
advances of all kinds, so that I am now completely cleaned out. Having 
been asked by Brocher to let you have an immediate reply, I am losing 
no time in so doing, and am sorry that I am not able to give you a more 
favourable answer. 

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Yours very sincerely, 

FE.