London, 16 December 1858 

Dear Engels, 

My best thanks. How welcome the money was you will see from 
the enclosed letter, which arrived at the same time. It is my belief 
that Schapper and I and 100 others know better what it is to 
‘fight’ in London than do the ‘scattered remnants’ beside the old 
harridan’s* grave. The Heckscher story calls for further investiga- 
tion. Nice of Freiligrath to give the signal for a Kinkel revrvat in 
Germany. For Lupus’ amusement I enclose some of my Berlin 
gossip_ articles? which I have cut out of the Tribune; also your 
article on Montalembert, which Dana included under ‘Paris’, so 
that in that particular issue of the Tribune we represent the whole 
of Europe ar once.‘ 

Salut. 

Your 

News will soon reach Lupus that the manuscript has gone off, 
but I’ll be blowed if anyone else in similar circumstances and with 
as rotten a liver could have got it done as soon.