[London,] 26 July‘ 1876 

Dear Fred, 

SEASIDE OR NO SEASIDE, you must recall that you did not leave till 
last Monday‘; moreover, according to the re.icrs living at 
No. 122,° you will both of you be returning in the middle or at 
the end of this week (or so I was informed only yesterday).’” As 
for last week, Laura (and I accompanied her, as my wife had 
written to say she was very unwell) spent the second part of it in 
Brighton (Lafargue came down on Saturday and returned with 
myself and Laura on Sunday); Longuet and Jennychen, however, 

aE. Dühring, Cursus der Philosophie... - expression from Goethe’s Faust, Part I, 
Scene 6 ((Hexenküche’) - © June in the original - 4 24 July - € i.e. in Engels’ house in 
Regent’s Park Road 

were still schootzounp.'”” The Lafargues will be coming down to 
Ramsgate this Friday or Saturday, and will return on Sunday, since 
Lafargue cannot interrupt his business** and Laura has to resume 
her teaching on Monday. The only week she will have off is the last 
week in August. (She has got to make up this week for the one day 
she missed last week, which, in this heat, is far from agreeable.) 

I shall pass on the contents of your letter’ to the other 
members of the family. 

My wife was still very unwell when we arrived, and slightly 
better when we left her. As soon as she feels fit enough she will 
certainly wish to spend a few days in Ramsgate. During the next 
day or two Lenchen will be completely taken up with the 
preparations for Tussy’s trip.'” 

We were told in Brighton that Madame Bravo used to be a 
ballet dancer and Madame Cox her dressmaker. During my wife’s 
stay in Brighton, Mrs Bravo gave creat pus.ic (plus ou moins*) DINNER 
parties there. 

In the last Bnepeds! there’s a disgustingly sycophantic article 
about Bakunin’s funeral,’ at which Guillaume, Brousse, the two 
Reclus and lillustre‘ Cafiero were the chief actors. Bakunin is 
depicted therein as the ‘giant’ of the Revolution. We are promised 
a sequel by the same correspondent on the subject of the plans 
put forward after the funeral for a coalition between the two 
Internationals, namely the Jurassians who want a ‘FREE FEDERATION’ 
of workers, and the Germans who aspire to a ‘People’s State’ 
{ Volksstaat]. To achieve this, it was said, all that was needed was to 
reframe Article 3 of the Rules in accordance with the version 
adopted at the ‘Congress of 1873’ (Guillaume’s congress).’” In a 
short paragraph in the Volksstaat (I don’t know whether you’ve 
read it yet) Liebknecht declares that nobody could desire this more 
than we (i.e. he); but, incorrigible Taker that he is, goes on to say: 
‘Let us see deeds instead of words’.’ Naturally, he is gratified that 
Mr Guillaume should proclaim the ‘People’s State’ the be-all and 
end-all of the non-Bakuninist International. Lavrov clearly consid- 
ers it a good Business MANOEUVRE to accept Bakuninist articles, thus 
also committing that party to his paper.* 

The Brighton aquarium has really come into its own since the 
time (three years ago) when I witnessed its beginnings. In 
accordance with the compromise it has reached with parson power, it 

@ more or less - > ‘Bepr, 4 itoan. Toxopons M. A. BaxyHuna’, Bnepeds!, No. 37, 
15 July 1876. - © the illustrious - ¢ ‘Das Begrabni Bakunin’s...’, Der Volksstaat, No. 
82, 16 July 1876. -<¢ Bneped! 

now stays open on Sunday afternoons (until the evening), but on 
the arid condition that the poor devils of Excursionists shall not 
obtain a drop of liquid, not even undistilled water. You ought to 
go and have a look at it one of these days. 

Love to the whole family and kind regards to Madame Pauli.* 

Your 
Moor