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with me except a profound disinclination to work. I 

 never before knew the proper sense of the term " vis 

 inertiae." 



And writing in the same strain to Sir J. Evans, 

 he adds : 



But I have a notion that if I do not take a long spell 

 of absolute rest before long I shall come to grief. How- 

 ever, getting into harness again may prove a tonic it 

 often does, e.g. in the case of cab-horses. 



Three days later he found himself ordered to leave 

 England immediately, under pain of a hopeless break- 

 down. 



4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, 

 Oct. 8, 1884. 



MY DEAR FOSTER We shall be very glad to see you 

 on Friday. I came to the conclusion that I had better 

 put myself in Clark's hands again, and he has been here 

 this evening overhauling me for an hour. 



He says there is nothing wrong except a slight affec- 

 tion of the liver and general nervous depression, but 

 that if I go on the latter will get steadily worse and 

 become troublesome. He insists on my going away to 

 the South and doing nothing but amuse myself for three 

 or four months. 



This is the devil to pay, but I cannot honestly say 

 that I think he is wrong. Moreover, I promised the 

 wife to abide by his decision. 



We will talk over what is to be done. Ever yours, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



ATHENAEUM CLUB, 



Oct. 13, 1884. 



MY DEAR MORLEY I heartily wish I could be with 

 you on the 25th, but it is aliter visum to somebody, 

 whether Dis or Diabolis, I can't say. 



