| Author(s) | Friedrich Engels |
|---|---|
| Written | 18 December 1881 |
ENGELS TO KARL KAUTSKY
IN ZURICH
London, 18 December 1881
Dear Mr Kautsky,
I got the telegram from you and Bernstein at 3.50 this afternoon and am glad to be able to inform you that Marx has now recovered[1] to the extent that he can be sent — initially—to the south coast of England. He will be going there in the course of this week; as soon as he has grown a little more accustomed to the open air and there is no further fear of a relapse, he will then probably move on to the south of Europe and spend some time there.
I couldn't reply to you by telegram, as it would have meant going to the CENTRAL OFFICE and, as usual, I had Pumps, her husband[2] and Sam Moore (all of whom send you their best wishes) here for a meal and later on, as you can imagine, more people dropped in. There would hardly be any point in telegraphing tomorrow as this letter will doubtless arrive just as soon (+).
About the Poles, something presently; things here have been rather at sixes and sevens of late.
So the Egalité is appearing again. Almost all the articles in No. 1 begin quite splendidly and end up most disappointingly. I haven't seen No. 2 yet.
Best wishes to Bernstein.
Yours
F. Engels