[Postcard, unsigned ] 
Alger,s 21 February 1882 
Hotel d’Orient 

Dear Fred, 

I left Marseilles on Saturday 18 February at 5 in the afternoon 
aboard the Said, Excellent STEAMER; the passage was a fast one, so that 
we had already reached Algiers by half past three in the morning on 
Monday (20 February).?”7* However, it was a chilly crossing and, 
though the ship was equipped with every comfort, the 2 nights were 
sleepless ones for me owing to the diabolical noise of the engines, 
wind, etc., which were disturbing in the cabin. 

Here again, I found in store for me the same quid pro quo, mutatis mu- 
tandis as in the Isle of Wight.?%* This particular saison happens to be, 
for Algiers, exceptionally cold and wet, while Nice and Menton are 
presently luring away most of its visitors! I had in any case had some 
misgivings and more than once hinted at the possibility of starting off 
@’ abord with the Riviera. However it would seem to be a fatalité.* The 
good juge gave me a most friendly welcome yesterday; Longuet’s let- 
ter had forewarned him the day before I arrived; he is calling on me 
today to consider future moves. Then I shall write at greater 
length. Kindest regards to all. Letters aren’t dispatched every day to 
France and England. 

Write to me under my name, Aux soins de Monsieur Fermé, juge au 
tribunal civil,’ No. 37, Route Mustapha Supérieur, Alger. 

{On the side reserved for the address] 

Fr. Engels, Esq. 
122 Regent’s Park Road, 
Londres, N. W. Angleterre