272 LIFE OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY CHAP. XI 



She has only been here six or seven weeks. There is 

 nothing said in Scripture about a wife cleaving to her 

 husband ! With all our loves, ever yours very sincerely, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



The next is to his son, then at St. Andrews 

 University, on winning a scholarship tenable at 

 Oxford. 



SOUTH KENSINGTOX, April 21, 1879. 



MY DEAR BOY I was very glad to get your good news 



this morning, and I need not tell you whether M 



was pleased or not. 



But the light of nature doth not inform us of the 

 value and duration of the " Guthrie " and from a low 

 and material point of view I should like to be informed 

 on that subject. However, this is "mere matter of 

 detail " as the Irishman said when he was asked how he 

 had killed his landlord. The pleasure to us is that you 

 have made good use of your opportunities, and finished 

 this first stage of your journey so creditably. 



I am about to write to the Master of Balliol for advice 

 as to your future proceedings. In the meanwhile, go in 

 for the enjoyment of your holiday with a light heart. 

 You have earned it. Ever your loving father, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



The following, to Mrs. Clifford, was called forth 

 by a hitch in respect to the grant to her of a Civil 

 List pension after the death of her husband : 



4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, 

 July 19, 1879. 



MY DEAR LUCY I am just off to Gloucester to fetch 



M back, and I shall have a long talk with that sage 



little woman over your letter. 



