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■was, for him his whole soul was really wrapped tip in the nig- 

 ger to the utter exclusion of the white man, 



" Now my dear friend do write me a long letter and tell me 

 all the news of yourself and all that is going on. I shall al- 

 ways be happy to hear from you and any thing I can do for 

 you here will be done with great pleasure. 



" Yours very truly, 



" ISTicOLAS Pike. 



P. /S.— " The drawing of the curious fish Mrs Luckock drew 

 for you and sent me a copy of —is one of the Trachypteridinc& 

 family — notwithstanding its resemblance to the TricMnidce — 

 Unless there are been late discoveries, this will prove a new 

 Genus as well as species. 



" I should propose its being named after you — and her — 

 since my return I have had 26 new fish described amongst 

 those I sent home to the Cambridge Museum of comparative 

 Zoology — and when published will send a copy to the So- 

 ciety— some of the common fish there were still undescribed, 

 especially the Eel locally termed Amandia which grows to a 

 large size is new and has been named Gymno thorax PiJceii. 



'' I have not yet published my second volume as I found a 

 great deal to do and to add to it — but it will very shortly be 

 in the publisher's hands. 



" At present I am so much engaged — I have little time for 

 letter writing — but when settled either here or abroad, I 

 hope to become a more regular correspondent. 



" Hoping you are enjoying health and prosperity. 

 "I remain, 



" Yours very truly, 



" Nicolas Pikb." 



