London, 24 May 1873 

Dear Moor, 

I wrote to Gumpert the day before yesterday * and gave him my 
opinion on your case, together with a brief account of what had 
happened (of course, I kept quiet about everything to do with the 
situation at home, merely saying that you had had a lot of 
vexation in various matters), just so that I should have done my 
bit to win my bet about the diagnosis. Today I received a letter 
from his eldest stepson saying that Gumpert wouldn’t be back for 
8-10 days and that he had sent my letter on to him. 

Kept busy by Lafargue until 4.30°; it got too late for me to send 
off a registered letter, so I shall send it on Monday with money so 
that you can use the time for excursions if you feel like it. 

I also have the £50 here; should I give it to your wife? 

We shall be finished with Russia in a few days, except for a tiny 
detail for which I shall have to work my way through the Russian 
stuff, in doing which I have been constantly interrupted. 

Regards to Moore” and Schorlemmer. 

Your 
F. E.