Barcelona
Barcelona, 13 June 1888
My dear Friend,
At this very moment I have the pleasant surprise of receiving your letter of the 5th of this month.
I suppose that our friend [Rogers] has not received your letter, as I see him almost every day at the Café, and he has not told me anything about it.
I hasten to send you the Collection of Articles of Larra (Figaro) by registered mail.
You don’t have to send me any money, because, having sold some copies of Noli me tangere, I am the one who should remit some money to you. I cannot tell exactly the total amount, because I have not settled the amount with the bookseller. But if you wish, I have no objection to do so and send you the amount due you.
You need not thank me for anything. All that we can do for you will be little.
The address of our friend Rogers is: Provenza, 256, 1st.
We have here also our friend Galicano Apacible who arrived less than a month ago and lives at Hospital St., No. 57, 3rd floor. I gave him your address and he said that he will write you soon.
Our friend Fernando Canon lives at San Gervasio with his wife and family. I cannot remember the street and its number.
We have here a good Filipino colony.
Pablo Rianzares Bautista lives with Apacible.
Your affectionate friend, countryman, and servant,
Marioano Ponce
c/o Rambla Canaletas 2-3rd.
Canon’s address is: Fernando Canon, Alfonso XII, 53, 1.o, San Gervasio, Provincia de Barcelona.
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