{London,] 14 August 1862 

Dear Frederick, 

Just a few lines as I have a mass of business errands to run 
today. 

The misunderstanding consists solely in there ‘not having been 
one’. 

Before writing to you, I had told Borkheim that I did not know 
whether Lassalle was in Berlin, and hence that there was no 
certainty of an immediate acceptance. Borkheim had, nevertheless, 
promised to discount the moment he had your signature. He 
subsequently thought better of it. 

He decided, not to discount in person, as he had originally 
intended, su ro HAVE THE BILL DISCOUNTED BY ONE OF HIS FRIENDS CONNECTED 
with Berlin. 

@ danger in delay 

To that end, he naturally required Lassalle’s acceptance. The 
latter, or so I learned from Bucher yesterday, is at present at 
Wildbad, where Lassalle Senior* is more or less on the point of 
kicking the bucket. I immediately wrote to Baron Izzy.° 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M.