{[London,] 25 March [1859]

Dear Engels,

I think you have misunderstood Lassalle’s letter.*

All he says is:

‘I'm most anxious to see what the pamphlet” contains. Marx’s
work ‘ will also be appearing soon, etc. ’ By this he means he has not
read your pamphlet. Voila tout.’ The same affectation as in the case
of my manuscript which he purports not to have read. I had a letter
from him this morning which I shall send on to you later. Had
your manuscript not arrived he would at least have told me.

Your manuscript left London the same day as it arrived. Pfander
was given a receipt for it. Anyway it is sure to have arrived.
Duncker is 4 stow coscu. To date (8 werxs) I have had only
3 proof-sheets.

Your
K. M.
F. Engels und K. Marx, Bd. 2, Stuttgart, . 7 ; .
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