[Footnote 1: Mr. Senior was at this time in the East.--ED.]
Tocqueville, February 10, 1858.
I was delighted, my dear Senior, to receive a letter from you dated
Marseilles. You are right in remaining till the spring in the South. We
trust to meet you in Paris in March.
I say no more, for I cannot write to you on what would most interest
you--French politics. Much is to be said on them; but you will understand
my silence if you study our new Law of Public Safety, and remember who is
the new Home Minister.[1] For the first time in French history has such a
post been filled by a general--and what a general!
I defer, therefore, until we meet, the expression of feelings and
opinions which cannot be safely transmitted through the post, and only
repeat how eager I am for our meeting.
Kind regards to Mrs. Senior.