London, 25 July 1892 

Dear Gine, 

We were delighted to get your and Ede’s letter and showed it to 
Tussy yesterday. From the picture the chateau ” has the appearance of 
a really splendid little castle; a garden restaurant for some 500 people 
and, next to a couple of giant poplars, a few mysterious trees that look 
like unassuming palms; on the slope below the vines whence comes 
the sour wine. Still, one gets used to that too and in any case it’s bet- 
ter than London ate, while the air up there must be a lot better than 
in Highgate. I’m glad it’s doing Ede good and that you can hope to” 
bring him back with his nerves functioning in such a way that he is no 
longer conscious of them. 

Here too the summer holidays have started. Louise left for Cologne 
yesterday afternoon and by now—5 p.m.— will doubtless be very 
close to Berlin. The day after tomorrow I set off for a fortnight’s stay 
with Pumps,°° after which I shall pay another visit to the dear fa- 
therland about the time you will be preparing to leave; indeed it is not 

* Julie Bebel- In the original: Schléssti (Swiss dialect).-° In the original: sure Wi 
chémml (Swiss dialect). 

impossible that I may venture as far as Zurich shortly after you have 
gone — that, however, is entirely between ourselves. But why did you 
buy those confounded return tickets? They are the main obstacle that 
prevents us from sauntering along the lake together. I’m glad to hear 
that your mama is still such a doughty mountaineer. If I really do get 
to Berlin -— alas, the dream is far too beautiful for one to believe it 
might come true—I shall in any case see her there. 

Tell Ede that Louise was so overwhelmed on hearing that he had 
said Massel and Broche* three times on her behalf that I had to ad- 
minister a potent draught of cognac before she set off on her journey 
to help her recover from the shock. 

What follows next is for Ede. Namely, in the first place, Tussy’s and 
Edward’s article? was ready by Sunday (a week ago yesterday) and 
was sent off to Stuckert.‘ 

Secondly, our successes in the elections *°* have now been gen- 
erally acknowledged over here. The present situation is that, in view of 
the marked preponderance of the Radical wing in his party, Glad- 
stone must largely rejuvenate his cabinet if it is to survive; 

further, that his Home Rule Bill will at once be thrown out by the 
Upper House; 

but that to be able to dissolve with any certainty of success, he must 
at the same time introduce one MAN ONE Vote by drawing up a sensible 
electoral register which will ensure the workers do in fact get what 
was promised them on paper in general terms in 1867 and 1884 but 
was subsequently retracted in matters of detail,>'! i.e. a 1-1} 
million increase in the Labour electorate— and perhaps a seconp BaL- 
LOT; 

and that not until this has gone through will he dissolve. 

So it is a splendid situation so far as we are concerned. 

Many regards to Ede and you yourself, 

Yours 
General