[London,] 29 September 1880 

My Dear Friend, 

My best thanks for your letter.*! Ladies have their own ideas about 
things. Which is why my wife* didn’t want to reply on this side of the 
form, nor indeed, in accordance with any formula, but after her own 
fashion. Not having read her letter, I don’t know whether her answer 
is appropriate; however, women will have their way.° 

Eleanor sends her kind regards. 

Tout a vous, 

Karl Marx