{London,] 9 October 1882 
41 Maitland Park Road, N. W. 

Dear Cacadou, 

The weather over here isn’t bad, i.e. there are a few reasonably 
fine hours when the sun is shining brightly; for the rest a cloudy sky 

@ Bauer -> It’s a step forward. 
p 

and occasional showers of rain; not cold generally speaking and the 
old, familiar fog only in the mornings and evenings. 

Schorlemmer came up to London on Saturday, * just for a friendly 
reunion; he has got to return to Manchester this evening, since he has 
to ‘perpetrate’ a lecture there tomorrow. He sends you his kindest re- 
gards. 

Engels is most annoyed at not having been sent the Egalité 
for many months past, nor is my copy of that paper now being des- 
patched to London. How much is the subscription to the Citoyen, incl. 
postage to London? I forgot about it when I left Paris and shall send 
a MONEY ORDER immediately on hearing from you. 

Yesterday we dined with Engels; Pumps was there too, or course, 
with her pasy and Percy.‘ The sasy is very cheerful and her conversa- 
tion livelier than that of her maman—~at all events. 

Yesterday evening Donkin came to see me, but won’t be giving me 
a medical examination until later this week; he thought I was looking 
better. He considers the Iste or Wight to be the best place for me to 
stay during the approaching roc time or England. 

Johnny is cheerful and, on the whole, ‘Harpy’, although it’s touching 
how often he speaks of his maman* and Harry. Under Tussy’s guid- 
ance he has once again acquired the habit of washing himself from 
head to foot in ‘cold water’ every morning. His ‘well-being’ leaves 
nothing to be desired; going to bed regularly at an early hour 
(8 p. m.) also suits him. His learning has progressed as far as ‘capital 
letters’, likewise to deciphering the large Roman numerals on 
clocks. 

IT am most anxious that you should send me news of Jenny’s stare, 
personal and domestic. Is the Longuet ramity* back yet? 

The great agitator, St Paul, ‘ will, or course, again be enthroned on 
the heights of the Boulevard de Port-Royal.* Write and tell me about 
his apventures, but above all about yourself— how you are and how 
things are going. 

My cough is still tiresome, but more as a memenro that I have got to 
throw it off completely if I am to become srocetuer fit for action 
again. 

Lenchen and Johnny send their love. 

° 7 October-° Lilian Rosher-° Percy Rosher-* Jenny Longuet-* Charles Longuet 
and his sons Henri, Edgar and Marcel -' Paul Lafargue- Paris address of the Lafar- 
gues 

Farewell, Cacadou, my trusty and beloved travelling com- 
panion, 

Otp Nick