Madrid
Madrid, 4 February 1891
DEAR FRIEND,
I received your letter of the 30th of last month and everybody is glad of your safe arrival there.
Some issues of our newspaper are going with this.
Llorente is leaving in the evening.
Perhaps they have already written you that Plaridel was elected Resp. [Responsible]. Tomorrow is the oathtaking.
Selong is hoping that you will send an article for the issue for the 15th.
Here it is the same as when you left. At the gathering at Chambery at Felisa’s house your absence was conspicuous.
Everybody was asking for you.
My friendship with Pepa continues.
All are eagerly awaiting the continuation of the Noli.
Aejandrino[1] gave me the enclosed draft and card for you.
There are no changes here that should be reported to you.
Receive a close embrace of your
M. PONCE
03-601 [Reformists]
[1] Jose Alejandrino was then studying chemical and industrial engineering. Later he became a general in the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and senator of the Philippines under the Commonwealth. (1935-1946)