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an affection of the knee joint, I went up to visit him in his room, 

 ■where his table, spread with the usual books and papers and the 

 microscope at hand, was drawn closely up, though he could do 

 but little under the circumstances. I reasoned with him as to 

 the necessity of his breaking off for a while from such occupations, 

 and giving rest both to his mind and body. But he only said in 

 reply, " If I am to lie by and do nothing, I may as well die 

 at once." 



And no doubt it was incessant work — over fatigue of both 

 mind and body — that brought on the sudden attack that proved 

 fatal. He had property in Essex, wliich he visited regularly at 

 stated times every year, his head quarters in London being 

 Wood's Hotel, Furnival's Inn. He was there the second week of 

 last month. On the evening of Friday, November 12th, after a 

 fatiguing day in Essex, in wet weather, he returned to his Hotel 

 as usual. Soon after he had gone up to his room, he had 

 a paralytic seizure, and became insensible. In this state he 

 remained, his consciousness never returning, till the evening 

 of the following Monday, the 15th, when at 11 p.m. he passed 

 away. A sudden death to all outward appearance, but not 

 sudden to himself— he was prepared for it. He had latterly 

 hinted to one or two of his friends that he felt he should not 

 be here long. 



I conclude, gentlemen, with a few words suitable to the 

 occasion, and suitable to ourselves. 



The life and death alike of our much esteemed Member reads 

 a lesson to us all — a short lesson, but a most important one — 

 " Work to the full extent of your powers, but not to the injury of 

 your health," Few Members of our Club, I imagine, need to be 

 cautioned against working too hard for their health's sake, but 

 there may be some to whom the first half of this advice might be 

 given with advantage. When I look over the volumes of our 

 " Proceedings," and compare the few names which stand as 

 authors of the chief papers in them, with the hundred names or 



