London, 12 October 1877 
Dear Kugelmann, 

I am writing in great haste (I have a chemist from Mannheim 4 
and a university lecturer from Munich staying with me) to inform 

a See this volume, pp. 187-88. - > Abdul Hamid II’s - © Emma Engels - 4 Probably 
Philipp Pauli 

you as requested that I have received your letter and that, if I 
have the time and am able to do so, I shall gladly supply Mr Ecker 
with information as soon as I know more precisely what he wants 
of me.* I doubt if I can be of much help to him, for a perfect 
working man’s dwelling, which on the one hand meets all the 
sanitary, etc., requirements and on the other won’t cost the 
working man too much, is, as you know, like a triangular square. 

We are getting on pretty well here; Marx has been at 
Neuenahr,*” for the moment his liver is back to normal, his 
nerves are better, hence also his nights and, but for his being such 
a prey to colds, there would be little to complain of. I myself am 
very well; loafed about a lot during the summer, on top of which 
there have been numerous visitors, but I think I shall be able to 
get back to work next week. 

Best wishes, 

Your 
F. Engels