In contrast, Engels must have been fun to be around:
<http://www.marxists.org/archive/lafargue/1905/08/engels.htm> Paul Lafargue 1905 Frederick Engels
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Once Madame Marx heard a lady say in 1848, "Engels is a frivolous man," and that was the opinion of the Manchester merchants. No learned man was ever less pedantic than he.
Till the end of his days he remained a hasty traveller and a pleasant comrade; he loved the society of the young, and he was a model host. Many London Socialists, passing travellers, exiles from all countries, have gathered at his friendly table on Sundays, and they all left his house delighted with the evening they had spent, enlivened by his cheerful hospitality, his wit, and his great vivacity. -- Yoshie
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CB; According to Tussie's biographer, his favorite expression was "Take it Aesy", as recorded in a parlor room question game book from the Marxes' home