I have frequently had it in mind to write to you since my departure from Paris, but circumstances beyond my control have hitherto prevented me from doing so. Please believe me when    Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire  I say that my silence was attributable solely to a great deal of work, the troubles attendant upon a change of domicile, ^[50] etc.

And now let us proceed in medias res [to the matter in hand] — jointly with two friends of mine, Frederick Engels and Philippe Gigot