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46Letter Nr. 7London, September 9, 1830Dearest Alexandra,In my last letter from Paris on July 24 th , I told you that I was leaving forEngland within a few days. I asked you to write to me in London, ―PosteRestante‖, and I promised that I would write to you as soon as I arrived there. Iam surprised that your letter was not waiting for me at ―Poste Restante‖ andyou are probably wondering why you have not received the promised letterfrom me. As for me, I wrote on the 24 th of July that I would leave Paris withina few days. However, local circumstances 25 would not permit me to leave atthat time. Moreover, I was in bed with a fever for a few weeks. As a result, Icould not leave Paris until the end of August. I have been in London only 10days. This explains why you did not yet receive a letter from London. But Icannot explain why there was no letter waiting for me at ―Poste Restante‖. Isit possible that you did not know you would have to pay for the postage acrossthe water and that your letter would not be accepted here with postage due?N.B. When sending a letter to London, postage must be paid from port to portthrough which the letter passes. Or could it be, God forbid, that you havesuffered another attack of the fever? I cannot guess your reason for notwriting, and I am very much disturbed. Before all else therefore, I beg you:Please write at least a few words quickly, within a few days of receiving thisletter. However, remember what I mentioned above. You will have to pay theadditional postage.I had made the acquaintance of several Englishmen while I was still inFrance. These in turn gave me letters of introduction to persons here who canbe very helpful to me in my work, especially in the area of studies that is myprimary concern. Since it is practically impossible to learn English, or have the25 He alludes here to the so-called ―July Revolt‖ in Paris in 1830. The July letter has been lost.