| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 21 May 1882 |
MARX TO ELEANOR MARX
IN LONDON
[Postcard]
Monte Carlo (Monaco), 21 May 1882
Hôtel de Russie
Dearest Child,
Your being my oldest creditor, I had in fact intended writing to- day (Sunday) a long letter, but l'homme propose, mais le thermomètre dispose. Il y a aujourd'hui un jour parfaitement beau, mais exceptionnel: donc je veux l'exploiter en air libre, au lieu 'd'écrire', et de ne pas écrire le soir. C'est convenu avec mes conseillers de santé.[1]
Before leaving ami[2] Fermé, I told him: On landing at the Southern coast of France, the weather at once will come out a turn-coat. And indeed — so 'fatal' a man I pride myself upon this my quality — the prophecy has been partially fulfilled. From the beginning of January the Riviera enjoyed a summer weather never so brilliant, some grumblers only complaining of an absolute lack of rain almost. The moment I arrived on the 4th May at Marseille, there set in rain, lasting some- times a whole, more generally a half day, and mostly during the nights; a general lowering of temperature; then and there cold winds; altogether changeable, variable weather; atmosphere, even if not of- ten, too saturated with aqueous vapours. With all that, here a rela- tively good warm weather, only not so dry and more constant than I want just now for my lungs. But nowhere in Italy or elsewhere you will find it a better one now: Cannes, Monte Carlo and Mentone are the three most healthsome places, of the most equable and on an average — warmer temperature than Nizza, Rome and Naples.
Yours,
Old Nick
[On the side reserved for the address]
Miss Marx
41 Maitland Park Road
Maitland Park
London (N.W.) (Angleterre)