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were brought up on such a Quakerish-Puritanical diet. The names of the Colleges also shocked 

 me. Talking of Cambridge, I have now heard that the Council of Trinity College unanimously 

 and warmly accepted the portrait, and that the Memorials Committee to whom the question 

 was referred as to where it was to be hung unanimously recommended that it should be in the 

 Hall (at a specified place), which was agreed to by the Council*. And there I presume it 

 hangs at the present moment and may hang for an indefinitely long time. It is needless to say 

 how pleased I am. Everything was done by the parties concerned in such a nice and kindly 

 spirit. And Eva is equally pleased. We have had the whole gamut of Pau weather. At first it 

 was wild and stormy, then perfectly beautiful; then more or less broken, and during the last 

 two days a big thunderstorm, followed by swirls of rain with intervals of dry; now the sun is 

 out and the weather promises to mend. What a picturesque place it, Pau, is in many parts, but 

 I have not yet been able to get about much. The climate seems thus far to be something like 

 that of Biarritz, damp soft air; perhaps like Rome too; without the dry, cold winds and piercing 

 sun of the Riviera. It is quite a new experiment for me. This hotel is, as it was in your time, 

 excellently managed and very clean, but rather dear. However I can stand that. We have two 

 communicating bedrooms and Seabrooke's is just on the opposite side of the passage. A lift 

 comes up whenever we ring for it. We have as yet made no friends here. The season is not 

 yet begun. Those in the hotel are Russians, French and Americans, and one couple half-Euglish 

 and half-foreign (nice), and though the front rooms are full, those to either side of the big 

 hotel are not. You recollect Charlotte Wood, afterwards Charlotte Batt, of old days? She died 

 here. When Louisa and I were for a day at Pau we hunted out her gravestone, but I fear it 

 will be difficult to identify it now after more than half a century has passed by. 



My book, all except the index, has at last gone to Press, so you will get your copy about 

 the end of this month, probably. I am so glad you like James's book. The criticism I would 

 make on it is that he confines himself to selected cases. It would have been better if he had also 

 given a resume of all cases known to him, and of the experiences of doctors of the insane. 

 George Fox must have been crazy when he went like a Jeremiah, and shoeless, into the heart 

 of Lichfield. Best loves to you all. Ever affectionately, Francis Galton. 



Wednesday, Nov. 15. I reopen the letter to add that Mr Acland-Troite made a long call 

 yesterday evening, and was most pleasant. He told us ever so much, and has already undertaken 

 to get me an introduction which I wanted to the Director of the great horse-breeding establish- 

 ment here. Thank you so much for the introduction. He struck me as a cultured gentleman, 

 full of interests, the chief of which was his church, which he called his baby. 



There are two other English churches here, plus a Scotch Presbyterian : four in all ! ! His 

 wife just now is a little unwell. So we are not to call just yet. F. G. 



Fragment of a Letter to Mrs Wheler (Galton' s sister Bessie) 

 written in 1905 from Pau. 



To go on with my broken off letter; I shall be glad to hear that Lucy's visit to Southampton 

 did her no harm. It is very unfortunate for Col. Studdy that both his cough and his other 

 malady continue to plague him. Please tell Erasmus when you see him that I feel I owe him 

 ■a full letter in reply to the nice one that he sent me before T left England, but he must take what 

 I write to you as partly to himself also 



I was so wry glad to read of George Darwin's K.C.B.ship. He thoroughly deserves it. His 

 work in science has been of a kind that cannot be pojmlarly appreciated, but is rated by ex- 

 perts as very high indeed. In every way it is a good and timely distinction. His wife will 

 I am sure like it; though it is said that these titles always increase the charges of tradesmen! 



Ever affectionately, with many thanks to Fanny Wilmot, whose letter I will keep, 



Francis Galton. 



P.S. The death of Edward Darwin f from angina pectoris is an interesting link between 

 Dr Erasmus and Charles, both of whom died of that comparatively rare malady. 



* This is a second instance of repetition to the same person. 



f Son of Sir Francis Darwin, and grandson of Dr Erasmus, thus whole cousin to Francis 

 Galton. 



