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wife, a salutary lesson to all not to marry, who want to 

 devote their time to Nat. Hist. 



Of Joseph's University work Sir William writes : 



William and Joseph have entered upon their College duties 

 of the present session apparently with much satisfaction. 

 They both take Mathematics and Moral Philosophy. Joseph 

 in addition attends the private Greek class, and William, 

 Surgery. 



The following letter from Lady Hooker may be quoted at 

 length for the light it throws on the family's work and successes. 

 Lady Hooker, it will be observed, cultivated a sub-Johnsonian 

 style ; or perhaps more truly reflected that of the Swan of 

 Lichfield, itself a reflection from the authentic Johnson. 



' Your son ' is an affectionate trope for son-in-law, and 

 his ' honors ' mean that he is now created Sir William, Knight 

 of Hanover, an order which became extinct with the separation 

 of Hanover from the British Crown. 



Saturday, May 7, 1836. 



Many thanks for your affectionate congratulations on 

 your son's honors and your grandsons' prizes, on the industry 

 of the latter, I should rather say. The hope of pleasing their 

 relations and gaining their good opinion, goes so far with 

 both William and Joseph (especially the former), and they 

 value so highly (as they ought to do) your favor and com- 

 mendation, that I feel particularly gratified at your having 

 taken the trouble of writing to them upon this occasion. 

 Your present to them is quite too munificent, as perhaps 

 they felt, for Joseph immediately remarked he hoped his 

 grandfather was very rich, or he should not like to take so 

 much money from him. They would, I am sure, gladly add 

 a few lines to thank you, in their own hand- writing, but their 

 father and I have just left them at Helensburgh, where they 

 will spend the Sunday with their grandpapa and sisters, 

 returning home early on Monday morning. A fortnight ago, 

 Joseph walked 24 miles from Helensburgh to Glasgow 

 rather than wait for the steamer next morning, by which 

 delay he would have missed a lecture. Willie has gone to-day 

 to fish in Loch Lomond, he started at 3 o'clock this morning : 

 Joseph has been equally earnestly employed in turning over 



