Engels was keen on both eating and drinking but even it could get too much for him at this time of year…
Manchester, 3 January 1868
Dear Mrs Marx,
I must apologise for leaving your letter unanswered for so long. But the Christmas period is the only time in the whole year when, apart from business, I am made to feel that I stand with one foot in the bourgeoisie, and here in Manchester this entails a lot of eating and drinking and upset stomach, and the obligatory ill humour and waste of time. This is now fairly well over, and I am beginning to breathe freely again.
Engels
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