232 LIFE OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY CHAP. IX 



they were well provided for with a German gover- 

 ness; nevertheless he thought it a proper occasion 

 to avail himself of his friend's offer to give help in 

 deserving cases. He writes to his wife : 



I made up my mind to write to X. the day before 

 yesterday ; this morning by return of post he sends me 

 a cheque not only for the 60 which I said H. needed, 

 but 5 over for his present needs with a charming letter. 



It came in the nick of time, as H. came an hour or 

 two after it arrived, and with many apologies told me 

 he was quite penniless. The poor old fellow was quite 

 overcome when I told him of how matters stood, and it 

 was characteristic that as soon as he got his breath again, 

 he wanted to know when he would begin teaching the 

 children ! I sent him to get an order on the Naples 

 bank for discharge of his debt there. X.'s express 

 stipulation was that his name should not be mentioned, 

 so mind you say not a word about his most kind and 

 generous act. 



The following letters of miscellaneous interest 

 were written in this year : 



4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, 

 Nov. 21, 1877 



MY DEAR MOELEY I am always at the command of 

 the Fortnightly so long as you are editor, but I don't think 

 that the Belemnite x business would do for you. The 

 story would hardly be intelligible without illustrations. 



There are two things I am going to do which may be 

 more to the purpose. One is a screed on Technical 

 Education which I am going to give to the Working 

 Men's Union on the 1st December. 



The other is a sort of lilloge on Harvey at the Royal 



1 The lecture at the London Institution mentioned above, 



