Eastbourne, 24 August 1886 
4 Cavendish Place 

Dear Kautsky, 

I have been completely crushed, smothered, squashed and stulti- 
fied by your avalanche of letters this morning. I shall have to see how 
I can manage to answer them. Very many thanks. 

Liebknecht has written to say he may set off for London as early as 
tomorrow, taking the direct route via Flushing--I am expecting 
more definite word any day; as soon as I know the day he’s arriving, 

I shall come up for the day and bring him back here. I shouldn’t buy 
him an Esel if I were you, he can write perfectly well on board 
ship without an sel. Or is he expecting to be seasick all the time? 
But so far no Esel has been able to cope with seasickness. 

Old Becker * will be arriving from Geneva on the 12th-13th to stay 
with me in London. 

Mother Schack has announced her intention of coming to London 
in the middle of September along with the Wischnewetzkys.*! 

If Schorlemmer and the Lafargues turn up as well— postcard ar- 
rived 16th August from Schorlemmer in Bellaggio, Lake of Como — 
it will be pretty hectic. 

We shall be staying here until 4 September °°° —-a week on Satur- 
day. 

Nim and the Pumpses send their best wishes to your wife and your- 
self, as does 

Your 
F.E.