Paris
8 September 1889
DEAR FRIEND PONCE,
Excuse me for not having written you for a long time, but I have been so busy and I have so much work that I was hoping to see here our Plaridel in order to confer with him and get rid of many burdens.
This morning, in opening a roll of paper that you sent me, I noticed that it contained an article against me. I answer it immediately and there it goes.[1]
Tell Plaridel to come here before Thursday, to be here on Wednesday.
When you send me a magazine with something important inside, write at the top Important.
I am in a great hurry.
Yours,
RIZAL
03-435 [Reformists]
[1] Rizal was quick in answering articles. In the issue of La Solidaridad for 15 September 1889 can be found an article of Rizal entitled Diferencias , a humorous reply to La Patria , anti-Filipino periodical.