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would be glad perhaps not to be obliged to write. —Now 1869 
vou must write, for I dont like to think that I have lost my 16. 2. 
hold upon you forever. 
I have seen Canitz here this winter. He seems desirous 
#of getting appointed to this place, but I infer from what he 
says that he is likely to remain at Naples. There is a young 
English lad) here to whom it is said that he is engaged to 
be married—but it is not offcielly announced. She is a 
Miss W. very Jvoung, pretty, and with a handsome for- 
tune. The family occupy apartments in tbe same palazzo 
with us, and we have exchanged calls and cards—but we 
have not Fet seen very much of them. I am sure I wish 
Canitz every happiness, for he is certainl) one of the best 
hearted, excellent fellows in the world. We bad the pleasure 
of seeing him very often during bis brief visit here—rather 
the oftener, you will infer, from the propinquity of lodgings, 
which I have alluded—and my wife likes him as much 
as I do. 
Pray tell me if you have heard of Keyserling'p—and if 
Jou know bis address. He ows me a letter since May, 
having let our correspondence drop in the most flagitious 
manner. I dont know bis address now, or I would write to 
him again—but I am quite ignorant whether he bas returned 
to Courland or has remained in Paris. Who is to be your 
Prussian minister here? Tou were kind enough to give me 
a letter of introduction to Mr. von Thiele, but he had already 
left his post before we arrived, and, as I understand, is 
not to return. If the new minister—whoever he may be— 
happens to be an acquaintance of FJours, perhaps Jou would 
not object to send me a line of introduction to him. 
Thus far, I have not been able to get into the papal 
*) Graf Hermann Keyserling.