[London,] 15 December 1862 
Dear Freiligrath, 

The £5 returned herewith ‘by hand’ with my best thanks. You 
will excuse its arriving 5 days late. The family in Trier was so 
taken aback by the sudden and unexpected death of my 
brother-in-law, R. Schmalhausen, that there was some delay over 
sending me the money. 

I have been spending a few days in Liverpool and Manches- 
ter,” those CENTRES Of COTTONOCRACY AND PRO-SLAVERY ENTHUSIASM. AMONG 
THE GREAT BULK OF THE MIDDLE-CLASSES AND THE ARISTOCRACY OF THOSE TOWNS YOU 
MAY OBSERVE THE GREATEST ECLIPSUS OF THE HUMAN MIND EVER CHRONICLED IN THE 
HISTORY OF MODERN TIMES. 

I shall drop in at your office for a couple of minutes one of 
these days, since I also have some Literary Business to talk over with 
you. 

One of these days, I shall reply to ‘les paroles d’un croyant’.2**° 

Kindest regards from my family to yours. 

Your 
K. M.