AT LE PERREUX 
London, 26 September 1890 

My dear Lohr, 

Yesterday we celebrated your impending birthday by a bottle of 
good claret, and to-day we shall drink, in honour of the real event, 
a bottle of champagne and wish you many happy returns of the day, 
hoping that you have only arrived 

nel mezzo del cammin della tua vita." 

As a birthday present herewith your share in Meissner’s remittance 
of £45, just to hand, in shape of a cheque for £15; it comes very ap- 
propriate! 

The last No. of the Sozialdemokrat is creating a stir here — Edward 
yesterday had a long extract in The Daily Chronicle, and is to inter- 
view E. Bernstein for Monday’s Star (with photograph).°*# 

Meissner has not yet sent the account, only the remittance, so 
further particulars must be delayed. 

Love from Nim, Schorlemmer and yours ever 

F. Engels 

Next time you come here you will be able to have a hot bath in the 
house. The old Marquis” died some time ago and the estate has gone 
into the hands of other agents, so I posais la question du cabinet and 
gave notice unless a new kitchen range and a new bath with hot wa- 
ter arrangements was put in. To-day the people have been here to 
look at the premises and I am informed that these demands of mine 
will be complied with. Of course there may be some little difficulty 
yet, but from what I hear I believe that I have carried my point. 

a 

in the middle of the journey of your life (Dante, The Divine Comedy, ‘Inferno’, 1, 
paraphrased).-" de Rothwell-‘ raised the question of bathroom 

The box of pears has not arrived yet, up to 3 p. m. to-day, but very 
likely it will be here before dinner.