London, 14 April 1883 

Dear Mr Bernstein, 

Dr Aveling, editor of Progress, wrote to The Republican with a view 
to purchasing the wood block of Marx’s portrait which appeared in 
that paper. '? Came the reply: TH47 BLOCK HAS BEEN SENT TO GERMANY FOR 
THE Sozialdemokrat, so 1T 18 IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO HAVE IT. Aveling now en- 
joins me to write forthwith, asking if he could have the block as soon 
as possible. If not, then perhaps a cliché of it. There may also be some 
misunderstanding, the block having, perhaps, gone to the Neue Welt. 
Please let me know at once by postcard. '* 

The report of the Congress '* most edifying. 

In great haste, 

Yours, 
F.E. 

* for not writing in Dutch 

The 2nd volume of Capital is there—but I can’t tell you what 
a state it’s in— 1,000 pages of ms. to go through. '7 However, don’t 
put anything in the paper yet; as soon as I can say anything for sure, 
Ill let you have something authoritative.