408 LIFE OF PROFESSOE HUXLEY CHAP. XVI 



I have really nothing the matter with me now but 

 my stock of strength is not great, and I can't afford to 

 spend any on dinners. 



The blessedest thing now will be to have done with 

 the nomadic life of the last five months and see your 

 ugly faces (so like their dear father) again. I believe it 

 will be the best possible tonic for me. 



M has not got rid of her cold yet, but a few warm 



days here will, I hope, set her up. 



I met Lady Whitworth on the esplanade to-day she 

 is here with Sir Joseph, and this afternoon we went to 

 call on her. The poor old man is very feeble and greatly 

 altered since I saw him last. 



Write here on receiving this. We shall take easy 

 stages home, but I don't know that I shall be able to give 

 you any address. 



M sends heaps of love to all (including Charles 1 ) 



Ever your loving father, T. H. HUXLEY. 



Tell the " Micropholis " man that it is a fossil lizard 

 with an armour of small scales. 



1 The cat. 



