Dear Sir

I received to day Your letter of 20 Apr. in answer to my writing of Ap. 2, and am happy to inform You, that I find the price at £10 a very reasonable one and beg M^r. Murray to make a set of stereotypes for me and to deliver them, on payement, to Mr. Trüebner 60. Paternoster Row, who is my commissione for English Books, and will forward the stereotypes to me.³ Demanding You, dear Sir, a free pardon for my importunity I shall entreat You, in case M^r. Murray intends to set the whole I volume in type, before going to print, to send me duplicates of the last corrected proofs (Abdrücke der letzten correcturen).— The extreme kindness You showed me, make me bold even to ask You such a condesention, because as I shall receive stereotypes ready made, the last proof sheets will do as well as clean printed ones.

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | W. Kowalevsky

P.S. Beeing a sportsman, I killed last week a very fine big black Russian bear; will You allow me to send the skin, made in form of a carpet with the heaad whole and paws, as a present and a natural specimen to You. You shall make me very happy in accepting the offer.