[London,] 3 January 1861 

Dear Frederick, 

I have mislaid your letter received this morning” and hence 

cannot remember how much it would cost to send the Revelations* 
to Petsch. Those I still had in stock had already been sent to him 
last week.?*’ 

Have heard from Siebel. He had just returned to Elberfeld after 
spending his honeymoon in Paris. Has distributed the 6 copies and 
ordered 6 more.” It would be a good thing if you could give him 
some advice as to how it should be advertised. 

Toby‘ has let out a prolonged cry of pain in the Freischiitz. 

The most ghastly misprint (not listed) in Herr Vogt, repeated 3 
or 4 times, was ‘Nationalrat’ [National Council] for ‘Standerat’ 
[Council of States]. I have got Petsch to send out a correction 
explicitly to the Genfer Grenzpost. 

The King of Prussia’s“ death is most opportune. Qu’en 
dites-vous?* 

My wife is improving daily, although she’s still very weak. On 
Saturday, 1 emptied the last medicine bottle. 

Borchardt has yet to be hauled over the coals. 

Salut. 

248 

Your 
K. M. 

a K. Marx, Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne. - » K. Marx, Herr 
Vogt. - © Marx refers to Eduard Meyen comparing him to Punch’s dog. Punch is 
one of the main characters in the traditional English puppet-show, Punch and Judy, 
from which the famous comic journal takes its name. On this, see also K. Marx, Herr 
Vogt, present edition, Vol. 17, p. 239. - ¢ Frederick William IV - © What do you 
think of it? - £ See this volume, p. 240. 

The whole ramuy asks me to send you their warmest greetings 
and best wishes for the New Year. My letter’s so short because my 
brother-in-law and sister* are here. They sail tomorrow for the 
Cape of Good Hope.