Dear Sir!

I have been absend for a couple of days and found Your very kind letter only yesterday upon coming back.—¹ You are really too kind and I am ashamed of having given You this trouble with Maxwell’ Saturn,² the memoir is in reality so seldom met, that even the President of the Paris Academy M^r Faye,³ presenting an asbtract upon another paper on Saturn said that he could not see the memoir of Cl. Maxwell anywhere, but only a short notice on it by the Astr. Royal Pr. Airy.⁴ But indeed this was too much of having made Your Son, whom I present my best thanks, write to Profess. Maxwell.—⁵

I have a good hope of beeing in England in the spring and to see You if Your health will allow Your receiving visitors

With my best thanks | Your very truly | W. Kowalevsky

P.S. My wife presents her best thanks to You and is really ashamed that my former letter led You into such trouble, she is very much obliged to M^r G. Darwin for having written to Cl. Maxwell.—⁶