Great Yarmouth, 27 August 1882 
10 Columbia Terrace 

My dear Jenny, 

Many thanks for your letter. J should have been satisfied with 
a postcard. I am glad you opened my letter to Mohr and so took care 
of the contents.* 

I had a letter from Lausanne? and a telegram from Vevey *7* with 
their‘ new address, Hotel du Léman, where they seem to be inclined 
to settle down. As to Mohr’s health I was really glad to have a cool 
and impartial report from you, Laura who saw him only a few hours, 
reported rather over favorably and Tussy on the other hand, on see- 
ing him again at Argenteuil, was rather disappointed that no more 
progress had been made. I am quite of your opinion that we have 
every reason to be content with what progress he has made under the 
very unfavorable weather that has persecuted him so tenaciously, and 
after three pleurisies, two of which were so severe. I never expected 
that he would be able to pass next winter in England, and said so be- 
fore he went to Algiers to Helen‘ and other discreet people. So that is 
no surprise to me; I am only disappointed that he will scarcely be able 
to come over before for a few weeks. Anyhow I am glad that the doc- 

* See this volume, p. 311.-> Ibid., pp. 310-11.-° Marx and Laura Lafargue- 
* Demuth 

tors are so unanimous upon this point, that will make him submit all 
the easier. A little more Enghien or Cauterets for his remnant of bron- 
chitis and then a climatic cure on high ground in the Alps or Pyrenees 
will then set him completely up again ready for work. But as you say, 
all this would be upset by a relapse, which, however, is now unlikely 
especially with the experience he has gained. 

My dear Jenny, I know all the fearful troubles you have had to go 
through and are going through even now. My thoughts have been 
often with you and I was sorry I could not find any way in which to 
make myself useful to you. You and Mohr were almost the constant 
subjects of our almost daily conversation when I called in the morn- 
ing at Nim’s? for my Pilsener beer. But I know my brave Jenny will 
not lose heart and when you are over the next trial, [ hope and ex- 
pect you will be able to arrange your household in a way that will 
give you some rest and peace. 

You have no idea what a change has come over Pumps since she is 
here. She occupies herself with nothing but her baby,° dress, amuse- 
ments, pleasure trips, everything seems to have gone out of her head. 
And she treats the little one well, with excellent temper and patience, 
but then it is really a very good child, and even now while cutting two 
teeth, almost always laughing. Let us hope mother and child will con- 
tinue in the same way. 

Schorlemmer who sends his kindest regards leaves tomorrow for 
Germany, and I shall go to London with him for a day or two to look 
after business. We shall stay here for another fortnight unless driven 
away by the weather which has been exceedingly changeable since 
last Tuesday.‘ Poor Percy* who came last Wednesday seems to be 
destined to have a wet holiday, a bad lookout for a rheumatic subject. 
As for myself the sea air and bathing is bracing me up famously and 
I expect this winter I shall do some real work. . 

Kind regards from all to Longuet and yourself and children‘ and 
best love from your affectionately 

F. Engels