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4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE, 

 Nov. 24, 1885. 



MY DEAR LORD IDDESLEIGH Your letters of the 20th 

 November reached me only last night, and I hasten to 

 thank you for both of them. I am particularly obliged 

 for your kind reception of what I ventured to say about 

 the deserts of my old friend Sir Joseph Hooker. 



With respect to your Lordship's oifer to submit my 

 name to Her Majesty for a Civil List Pension, I can but 

 accept a proposal which is in itself an honour, and 

 which is rendered extremely gratifying to me by the 

 great kindness of the expressions in which you have 

 been pleased to embody it. 



I am happy to say that I am getting steadily better 

 at last, and under the regime of " peace with honour " 

 that now seems to have fallen to my lot, I may fairly 

 hope yet to do a good stroke of work or two. I remain, 

 my dear Lord Iddesleigh, faithfully yours, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



4 MARYBOROUGH PLACE, 

 Nov. 24, 1885. 



MY DEAR DONNELLY I believe you have been at 

 work again ! 



Lord Iddesleigh has written to me to ask if I will be 

 recommended for a Civil List Pension of 300 a year, a 

 very pretty letter, not at all like the Treasury master- 

 piece you admired so much. 



Didn't see why I should not accept, and have accepted 

 accordingly. When the announcement comes out the 

 Liberals will say the Tory Govt. have paid me for 

 attacking the G.O.M. ! to a dead certainty. Ever yours, 



T. H. HUXLEY. 



Five days later he replies to the congratulations 

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