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Khone and the Arve are all in flood. There is more 

 water here in the falls than there has been these ten 

 years. However, we have got to go, as the hotel shuts 

 up to-morrow, and there seems a good chance of reaching 

 Stuttgart without water in the carriage. 



Long railway journeys do not seem to suit either of 

 us, and we have fixed the maximum at six hours. I 

 expect we shall be home some time in the third week of 

 this month. 



Love to Hal and anybody else who may be at home. — 

 Ever your Pater. 



4 Marlborough Place, 

 Oct. 20, 1888. 



My dear Foster — We got back on Thursday, and 

 had a very good passage, and took it easy by staying the 

 night at Dover. The " Lord Warden " gave us the worst 

 dinner we have had for four months, at double the price 

 of the good dinners. I wonder why we cannot manage 

 these things better in England. 



We are both very glad to be at home again, and trust 

 we may be allowed to enjoy our own house for a while. 

 But, oh dear, the air is not Malojal ! not even at Hamp- 

 stead, whither I walked yesterday, and the pump labours 

 accordingly. 



I found the first part of the fifth edition of the 

 Text-book among the two or three cwt. of letters and 

 books which had accumulated diuing four months. 

 Gratulire ! 



By the way, S. K. has sent me some inquiry about 

 Examinations, which I treat with contempt, as doubtless 

 you have a duplicate. — Ever yours very faithfully, 



T. H. Huxley. 



On October 25 he announces his return to Sir 

 Joseph Hooker, and laments his loss of vigour at the 

 sea-level : — 



