Manchester, 11 May 1858 

Dear Mrs Marx, 

Moor has been out riding for two hours today and feels so well 
after it that he’s waxing quite enthusiastic about the thing. He has 
left town and gone home, and has asked me to drop you a line 
about that fool Cluss.* He thinks it.might be a good thing for you 
to go and see Pfander, who would probably elicit something from 
him. The main thing is that Monsieur Cluss should come up here, 
for we have got to know how we stand with him, and either he 
must declare himself 1n 4 satisfactory MANNER or else we must break 
with him. What good is the ass to us if he’s so unreliable as first to 
come to you, his heart brimful and overflowing, stay for 3 hours 
with no other apparent object than to get back on to the old 
footing again, and then suddenly write you a letter as confused as 
it is ill-bred in which he retracts? We’re only sorry that, in the 
midst of what is a far from rosy spell, such dolts should come and 
add to your troubles. 

a See this volume, pp. 374-75, 571. 

If at all possible, see that the man comes up here so that we at 
least have the satisfaction of telling him exactly what we think of 
him. 

I hope that Moor will persevere with his riding, for if he does 
he'll be able to write again in a week. Lupus’ leg is much better 

too. 
Your devoted 

F. Engels