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last moment they will send me a revise in a great hurry, 

 and expect it back by return of post. 



But if they get it, may I go to their Father ! Ever 

 yours very faithfully, T. H. HUXLEY. 



Later on, the pressure of work again forbade him 

 to undertake further articles on Harvey, Hunter, and 

 Instinct. 



I am sorry to say that my hands are full, and I have 

 sworn by as many gods as Hume has left me, to undertake 

 nothing more for a long while beyond what I am already 

 pledged to do, a small book anent Harvey being one of 

 these things. 



And on June 9 : 



After nine days' meditation (directed exclusively to 

 the Harvey and Hunter question) I am not any "forrarder," 

 as the farmer said after his third bottle of Gladstone 

 claret. So perhaps I had better mention the fact. I am 

 very glad you have limed Flower for " Mammalia " and 

 " Horse " nobody could be better. 



4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, N.W., 

 July 1, 1879. 



MY DEAR BAYNES On Thursday last I sought for you 

 at the Athenaeum in the middle of the day, and told 

 them to let me know if you came in the evening when 

 I was there again. But I doubt not you were plunged 

 in dissipation. 



My demonstrator Parker showed me to-day a letter he 

 had received from Black's, asking him to do anything in 

 the small Zoology way between H and L. 



He is a modest man, and so didn't ask what the 

 H L he was to do, but he looked it. 



Will you enlighten him or me, and I will convey the 

 information on ? 



