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rather to their credit. In the long run these are the 

 two things that ought to interest a man more than any 

 others. 



I have been much bothered with ear-ache lately, but 

 if all goes well I will send you a screed by the middle 

 of March. 



Snowing hard ! They have had more snow within 

 the last month than they have known for ten years here. 

 — Ever yours faithfully, T. H. Huxlet. 



He set to work immediately, and within ten days 

 despatched his second contribution, "Agnosticism, 

 a Rejoinder," which appeared in the April number 

 of the Nineteenth Century. 



On March 3 he whites : — 



I am possessed by a writing demon, and have pretty 

 well finished in the rough another article for Knowles, 

 whose mouth is wide open for it. 



And on the 9th : — 



I sent off another article to Knowles last night — a 

 regular facer for the clericals. You can't think how I 

 enjoy writing now for the first time in my life. 



He writes at greater length to Mr. Knowles : — 



3 Jevikgton Gardens, Eastboukne, 



March 10, 1889. 



My dear Knowles — There's a Divinity that shapes 

 the ends (of envelopes !) rough-hew them how we will. 

 This time I went and bought the strongest to be had, 

 and sealed him up with wax in the shop. I put no note 

 inside, meaning to write to you afterwards, and then I 

 forgot to do so. 



I can't understand Peterborough nohow. However, 

 so far as the weakness of the flesh would permit me to 



