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renders Mm specially obnoxious to a sudden and rapid 

 development of the lung disease than is itself to be feared. 



It was agreed that they should go at once to Gibraltar 

 by the P. and 0., and report progress when he gets there. 

 If strong enough he is to go on a cruise round the 

 Mediterranean, and if he improves by this he is to go 

 away for a year to Bogota (in S. America), which appears 

 to be a favourable climate for such cases as his. 



If he gets worse he can but return. I have done my 

 best to impress upon him and his wife the necessity of 

 extreme care, and I hope they will be wise. 



It is very pleasant to find how good and cordial 

 everybody is, helpful in word and deed to the poor 

 young people. I know it will rejoice the cockles of your 

 generous old heart to hear it. 



As for yourself, I trust you are mending and allowing 

 yourself to be taken care of by your household goddess. 



With our united love to her and yourself, Ever 

 yours faithfully, T. H. HUXLEY. 



I sent your cheque to Yeo. 



May, 1878. 



MY DEAR TYNDALL You were very much wanted on 

 Saturday, as your wife will have told you, but for all 

 that I would not have had you come on any account 

 You want a thorough long rest and freedom from excite- 

 ment of all sorts, and I am rejoiced to hear that you are 

 going out of the hurly-burly of London as soon as pos- 

 sible ; and, not to be uncivil, I do hope you will stay 

 away as long as possible, and not be deluded into taking 

 up anything exciting as soon as you feel lively again 

 among your mountains. 



Pray give up Dublin. If you don't, I declare I will 

 try if I have enough influence with the council to get 

 you turned out of your office of Lecturer, and superseded. 



Do seriously consider this, as you will be undoing the 

 good results of your summer's rest. I believe your heart 



