1890 



LETTERS 147 



When Harry ^ has done his work at Bart's at the end 

 of March I am going to give him a run before he settles 

 down to practice. Probably we shall go to the Canaries. 

 I hear that the man who knows most about them is Dr. 

 Guillemard, a Cambridge man. " Kennst ihn du wohl ? " 

 Perhaps he might give me a wrinkle. 



With our united best wishes to you all — Ever yours 

 very faithfully, T. H. Huxley. 



Eastbourne, Jan. 13, 1890. 



My dear Hooker — . . . We missed you on the 2nd, 

 though you were quite right not to come in that beastly 

 weather. 



My boy Harry has had a very sharp attack of influenza 

 at Bartholomew's, and came down to us to convalesce a 

 week ago, very much pidled down. I hope you will 

 keep clear of it. 



H.'s work at the hospital is over at the end of March, 

 and before the influenza business I was going to 'give him 

 a run for a month or six weeks before he settled down to 

 practice. We shall go to the Canaries as soon in April 

 as possible. Are you minded to take a look at Teneriffe ? 

 Only A^ days' sea — good ships. — Ever yours aftectionately, 



T. H. Huxley. 



However, Sir J. Hooker was unable to join " the 

 excursion to the Isles of the Blest." 



Eastbourne, Jem. 27, 1890. 



My dear Foster — People have been at me to publish 

 my notice of Darwin in P. U.S. in a separate form. 



If you have no objection, will you apply to the 

 Council for me for the requisite permission ? 



But if you do see any objection, I would rather not 

 make the request. 



^ His younger son. 



