[London,] 21 September 1859 

Dear Engels, 

I have received your letter*’” together with the enclosure. M 
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domestic arrairs, by the by, have again reached the inevitable point 
of crisis, worse this time than ever before, because I can’t see any 
way out. A go at my brother-in-law* ended 1n noruine. Freiligrath’s 
business is winpinc ur. Whether the Swiss will set up a new London 
agency, and for him, in 1860 is still in doubt. So he now has a 
better excuse than ever to refuse to handle any bill transactions. 
Dana has warned me about overprawinc. Consequently I’m in a 
complete rix. Apart from minor hazards (e.g. this week they are 
threatening to cut off the gas and water) the more considerable 
debts have all been mounting up and a substantial portion of these 
can no longer be put off: E.g. house, school, etc. 

As I shall have to write to Duncker shortly about the second 
instalment, let me know whether he has advertised the first 
instalment in the press. It seems to me that he would gladly let THE 
WHOLE MATTER DROP.*”> 

The damnable thing about it is that I no longer have a 
Bamberger in London. Otherwise I could certainly arrange a few 
ACCOMMODATION BILLS Which I would subsequently pay with the money 
from America. In these circumstances it can never be a question of 
anything but [Make)shifts. 

You must forgive me for telling you this tale of woe. But down 
here there is absolutely no-one to whom I can freely unburden 
myself. 

As I’ve already told Lupus in my letter, you will both be 
hearing from me shortly about some odd political scandals. 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M.