Paris
Paris, 3 October 1891
MR. JOSE M. BASA
Hong Kong
MY DEAR FRIEND BASA,
I cannot sail on this mail boat because the boxes of books that I have forwarded form Ghent do not arrive at Marseille until after a few days. I have already my ticket for the Melbourne, so that without failure I will arrive there aboard the following mail boat. I will bring with me 600 copies of the work. I have sent you via previous mail two copies.
I will practice my profession until I shall have earned a small capital to live on, free and not dependent on chance. Very probably in the first months I will earn very little until I get to be known. In short, there we will see.
Enclosed is a letter for the Propaganda.
Until within fifteen days.
Affectionately yours,
RIZAL
03-659 [Reformists]