CHAP. X.] GLENLAIH, ETC. 313 



TO C. J. MONRO, Esq. 



Glenlair, 24th July 1858. 



. . . We are no great students at present, preferring 

 various passive enjoyments, resulting from the elemental 

 influences of sun, wind, and streams. This week I have 

 begun to make a small hole into Saturn, who has slept on 

 his voluminous ring for months. 



To MRS. MAXWELL. 



16ft, September 1859. 



Mrs. Sabine learnt mathematics of her husband after she 

 was married, so she was not married for it. Murchison 

 knew no geology when he was married, but his wife did a 

 little ; and there was a fall of a cliff in the morning early, 

 and her maid told 'her of it, so she was for up ; l so Murchi- 

 son got up too, and there were the great bones of an Icthyo- 

 saurus in the broken cliff, and he was interested and took to 

 geology. Before that he was an idle young officer. 



1 " was for up," i.e. wished to get up. 



