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been called and thinks the present attack was caused by a 

 chill ; and with staying in bed a few days Miss Ormerod 

 hopes to be better. A. HARTWELL. 



May 28, 1901. 



I am afraid I have seemed very negligent, but my varying 

 illness made it very difficult to tell you, and now I do not 

 want to go away without telling you my deep gratitude for 

 all the great, helpful, affectionate kindness you have showed 

 me. And about the " Reminiscences," which I hoped would 

 be our pleasant joint work, I have a large collection of 

 material which I give to you for your own property to use 

 as you please with the requisite paper [dated ist March] 

 with it. I believe myself the end may come any time now, 

 but I go in happy hope, and that it may please God to 

 bless you is the prayer of your affectionate friend. 



June 4, 1901. 



I pencil a few lines to say what a delight your visit 

 yesterday was to me. I longed very much to see you 

 again, and also I was wanting to give you the various 

 documents about the " Reminiscences." To-day Miss Hart- 

 well has been rummaging out for me what I think must be 

 nearly all the material I have more, including the " Edin- 

 burgh book " [relating to the LL.D.], which please accept 

 from me as a keepsake. It was left you in my will, so will 

 not there be a hunt ? And now I should much like to 

 write more, but I feel too weak, and with every good wish. 



P.S. Please notice I give you all the contents of the box 

 sent to-day as well as the documents we looked out 

 yesterday. 



June 8, 1901. 



I was delighted with your letter that you had a nice talk 

 with Mr. Newman and besides such an interview with Mr. 

 Murray. This is a great pleasure. I am miserably weak, 

 but I am trying to do as the doctors tell me, and lie here 

 waiting for what I am sure will be for the best. 



My very kindest regards. Yours most sincerely, 



ELEANOR A. ORMEROD. 



[The Times of Saturday, July 20, 1901, published an 

 admirable record of her life and work in the sympathetic 

 obituary notice, from which we have made the following 

 brief extract : " We regret to announce the death of 

 the accomplished entomologist, Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod, 

 which took place at her residence, Torrington House, St. 

 Albans, after a severe illness. She had been gradually 



