736 FINAL JOURNEYS AND WORK. [1882, 



Haughton, of Trinity College, Dublin, a man of very 

 varied knowledge, ... a somewhat rollicking com- 

 panion, which, however, did not hinder his preaching 

 a goodly and serious sermon in the Cathedral on Sun- 

 day; I believe rather eminent in mathematics, and 

 who has done a good piece of physico-physiological 

 work on muscular power. But what took me by sur- 

 prise was his intense, truly Irish hatred of England, 

 and of Gladstone in particular. Probably he did not 

 like the disestablishment of the Irish church. 



And as to Ireland, what a year you have had, 

 and only dim hopes that the next will be better ; I 

 do hope Gladstone will hold on and hold out. The 

 Egyptian affair, as it turns out, must strengthen his 

 administration not a little. Ever since we were in 

 Egypt, I have been longing to have England take the 

 control of that country, as the only hope of the fel- 

 lahs and Copts, - - the only people there for whom one 

 has any sympathy. 



I was to write you about the great brimming St. 

 Lawrence, and of our trip down it to the Saguenay. 

 But Mrs. Gray will be writing all that, and also giving 

 my hearty good wishes to H., dear soul. But I have 

 not left room even to say how sincerely I remain, 

 Yours affectionately and truly, ASA GRAY. 



December 11. 



You ought to have heard from me before this, but 

 you have probably got information indirectly of my 

 little mishap, which may account for not writing with 

 my own hand. Not a quite sufficient excuse ; for at 

 much inconvenience I managed very soon to do some 

 writing, in awkward fashion, as well as to turn over 

 specimens ; otherwise I should have been unhappy. 



