ENGELS TO ELEANOR MARX-AVELING 

Eastbourne, 9 July 1895 
4 Royal Parade 

My dear Tussy, 

Thanks for Johnnie’s* letter returned herewith. Of course the boy is right 
in sticking to the house. Edgar’ seems a downright Normand, looking after 
momentary advantage. More’s the pity. 

Edward’s reply to Glasgow is all right. °'’ The solution is to be found 
Labor Leader, 6 July page 2, Keir Hardie against Edward Aveling in the 
Jeunesse Socialiste. °'’ Now the noble nature of Keir Hardie shines out bril- 
liant. While E. Aveling attacks him, Keir Hardie generously finds him a 
candidature, which if E. Aveling accepted, Keir Hardie could on general 
grounds get cancelled by the Executive Council. 

I was pretty fairly going on till Sunday night, since then had two bad 
nights and days, maybe partly from the acceleration, by the sea air, of the 
processus of elimination going on in my neck, but chiefly from the 
decreasing effects of the anaesthetics which I now have been using daily and 
in increasing quantities for about eight weeks. On the other hand I have 
found out several weak sides of my capricious appetite and take /ait de poule 
with brandy, custards with stewed fruits, oysters up to nine a day etc. 

Love to you both F.E.