iSSy LETTERS FROM ILKLEY J-Q 



To recover from his pleuritic " Jubilee Honour ' he 

 went for a fortnight (July 11-25) to Hkley, which had done 

 him so much good before, intending to proceed to Switzer- 

 land as soon as he conveniently could. 



ILKLEY, July 15, 1887. 



MY DEAR FOSTER I was very much fatigued by the journey 

 here, but the move was good, and I am certainly mending, 

 though not so fast as I could wish. I expect some adhesions 

 are interfering with my bellows. As soon as I am fit to travel 

 I am thinking of going to Lugano, and thence to Monte Gene- 

 roso. The travelling is easy to Lugano, and I know the latter 

 place. 



My notion is I had better for the present avoid the chances 

 of a wet, cold week in the high places. 



M.B.A.* . . . As to the employment of the Grant, I think it 

 ought to be on something definite and limited. The Pilchard 

 question would be an excellent one to take up. 



seems to have a notion of employing it on some geo- 

 logical survey of Plymouth Sound, work that would take years 

 and years to do properly, and nothing in the way of clear result 

 to show. 



I hope to be in London on my way abroad in less than ten 

 days' time, and will let you know. Ever yours very faithfully, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



And on the same day to Sir J. Donnelly : 



I expect . . . that I shall have a slow convalescence. Lucky 

 it is no worse ! 



Much fighting I am likely to do for the Unionist cause or 

 any other ! But don't take me for one of the enrages. If any- 

 body will show me a way by which the Irish may attain all they 

 want without playing the devil with us, I am ready to give them 

 their own talking-shop or anything else. 



But that is as much writing as I can sit up and do all at 

 once. 



* Marine Biological Association. 



