| Author(s) | Friedrich Engels |
|---|---|
| Written | 30 November 1894 |
ENGELS TO MRS KARPELES
IN VIENNA
[London,] 30 November 1894
41 Regent's Park Road, N. W.
Dear Madam,
May I tender my warmest thanks for the delightful present you were so kind as to send me for my birthday? I value it all the more highly, not only for being your own handiwork, but also and above all for your having found leisure to do it at a time when you already had enough and more than enough to do for the little one that is on its way. For during that self-same time I was again afforded an opportunity of seeing, here in my own house, what a multitude of cares and preoccupations the expectation of motherhood involves.[1] I have all the more reason to pride myself in a present made for me at such a time.
I put it to use at once, on my birthday, when I took a short siesta. One sleeps upon it as sweetly as the proverbial 'quiet conscience' upon a 'good pillow'. In fact I feel pretty sure that it would be able to cope without dif- ficulty even with a pretty uneasy conscience.
I was glad to hear from Ludwig that you and your little one are still keeping well and trust that you will continue to do so.
Again, many thanks and kindest regards to you and to Dr Karpeles from
Yours very sincerely,
F. Engels