Manchester, 19 September 1853 

Dear Marx, 

What has hitherto been stopping me from working and writing 
has been the presence of the ‘old gent’ who is temporarily 
encamped with me. There was no berth to be had on the 
SCREW-STEAMER and Borchardt was also very much in favour of his 
trying to get lessons here first; moreover, there were prospects for 
him in Liverpool as well. Anyway, he intends to try his luck here 

@ Pulszky (see this volume, p. 288).-> The People’s Paper-° 10 September - 
4 Presumably Th. Poesche’s ‘Klassenkampfer’, Neu-England-Zeitung, 3 September 
1853. - © Wilhelm Wolff 

and, in view of his curmudgeonly behaviour towards you in 
London,’ I would sooner not let him see how the Tribune articles 
sometimes come into being. There are a few openings here and, 
after confabulating with Borchardt and me yesterday, he has set 
out today to look around, which means that I shall have the 
evening to myself and hence will be able to concoct for you an 
article on the state of business hereabout, which will go off by the 
second post.*”” The Russian one will follow as soon as possible—I 
believe the author” to be a German Balt or half Pole; clearly the 
chap has a great deal of material, so we must be cautious, but all 
the same we may very well be able to catch him out. Or might it 
even be Léwe, who wrote to Nesselrode in the Deutsche Londoner 
Zeitung?* To judge by the occasional prolixity and the tittle-tattle, 
here and there, this could well be so. 

The Reform is arriving very irregularly. Have you heard 
anything from Cluss? 

N. B. Since Lupus, as I see from your letter* today, made off 
without any kind of leave-taking, he will naturally not be allowed 
to set eyes on anything you send me— il reste parfaitement en dehors 
de tout“ and, were it not for Borchardt, who got together £10 for 
his journey and is showing him kindness in other ways, my 
behaviour towards Monsieur Lupus would be somewhat cooler. 
Especially since the fellow, though as stubborn as ever, has lost his 
stoicism and become very dependent on those from whom he 
derives some advantage. II est méme devenu un peu flatteur'—and 
how! 

However, we shall see whether a better position, if such is to be 
found here, doesn’t soon bring the old gent to his senses again, in 
which case he'll have to ask your forgiveness as well. 

Now I am off home to work. 

Your 
F. E.