Manchester, 22 February 1870 

Dear Moor, 

If Imandt had gone immediately to a souicrror, just like the 

* «Mocksa, 5 aupapsa», Mocxoecxia ebdomocmu, No. 4, 6 January 1870 (see also this 
volume, p. 436). - & See this volume, pp. 436-37. - ° Ibid., pp. 443-44. 

North German consul, he would most probably have learned that 
a debt contracted abroad is not recoverable by legal action in 
Scotland—or should Scotland be an exception to all other 
countries? On superannuation, the Code Civil states, Article 2262, 
that all plaints are superannuated after 30 years; Article 2265: 
who acquires something in good faith—superannuation in 10, 
respectively 20 years°’’; Article 2271: the plaint of masters and 
teachers of sciences and arts regarding instruction given monthly, 
superannuates in 6 months. Since this last article does not 
correspond to the case, the plaint has obviously been filed simply 
in order to interrupt the superannuation in Rhenish Prussia, or 
also to see if Imandt can be browbeaten by fear of showing 
himself up, and will thus pay. His counter-bills are possibly made 
out on word of honour, in which case he could be shown up 
badly, in his position. Under Article 2244 a court summons 
interrupts the superannuation. 

Katkov’s elucidations about Bakunin are not worth much.* He 
does not say to whom the repentant letters were supposedly sent. 
Borrowing money is such a normal Russian means of sustenance 
that no Russian should reproach another on the subject. And that 
Bakunin should have used the 6,000 roubles lent him in order to 
flee, instead of paying the otkupschtschik,” is really ludicrous. And 
that somebody banished to Siberia should once turn to Katkov, 
although otherwise he has no time for him—one can’t make much 
of that either. It will annoy Bakunin, but I can’t see that 
Gaudissart will dig much capital out of it. 

You can tell Gaudissart concerning his plan regarding Flerovsky 
that, if an English publisher is interested, he will find himself a 
translator who will translate at THE MARKET RATE, Which differs 
considerably from what Gaudissart calls ‘paying well’, and who will 
finish it in 2-3 months, and not take a whole year. Gaudis- 
sart should not think that he is the only person who knows Rus- 
sian. There will still be time to return to the other points when 
he has really found a publisher. Incidentally, it won’t hurt at 
all if Gaudissart makes enquiries amongst the London pustisn- 
ers. If he should find somebody, which I hardly believe, this 
contact could be utilised at a later date. You can easily refuse the 
preface, saying it would be arrogant of you to wish to intro- 
duce a foreign book to English literature, before you yourself