The household was so crowded that the secretary-a man named Pieper-had to share a bed with Marx. {Somehow, even so, Marx managed to put together enough private moments to seduce and impregnate the housekeeper, who bore him a son in the year of the Great Exhibition.}
The living conditions in the household were extremely cramped, requiring the secretary, Pieper, to share a bed with Marx. Despite this lack of privacy, Marx found opportunities to engage in a romantic relationship with the housekeeper. Their affair led to her becoming pregnant.
This relationship resulted in the birth of a son during the year of the Great Exhibition, highlighting the personal complexities in Marx’s life amid the chaotic domestic environment....
