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as long as I had public duties. These are the chronological 

 data. It is 13 years nearly since I was with you, and you 

 carried me about when I could not move myself, but I 

 remember everything about you and Otley much better than 

 most things before and after that time. I got advantage 

 from your nursing when my father was ill, and many other 

 things have since brought you and Mrs. Tayler to mind. If 

 you and Mrs. Tayler are to be in London during the spring, 

 we shall be exceedingly glad to see you here, or if you ever 

 go to Scotland in summer or autumn, we hope you will try 

 and stay with us some time. My wife knows you quite 

 well, that is, as well as I do, all but what can only be got 

 by seeing and hearing directly, and it would do us both 

 great good to see you, and open up our minds a little. 



Many people's minds seem to be shut up with solemn 

 charms, so that though they seem Christians, and know what 

 they mean to speak about, they can say nothing. At Cam- 

 bridge I heard several sermons from excellent texts, but all 

 either on other subjects or else right against the text. There 

 is a Mr. Offord in this street, a Baptist 1 who knows his Bible, 

 and preaches as near it as he can, and does what he can to 

 let the statements in the Bible be understood by his hearers. 

 We generally go to him when in London, though we believe 

 ourselves baptized already. 



Pray let me hear from you occasionally. We shall be 

 here till the end of March, and after that address Glenlair, 

 Dalbeattie, N.B., which is my permanent address, and is 

 sure at all times to find me. 



Mrs. Maxwell joins me in kind regards to you and Mrs. 

 Tayler, and I remain your aift. friend, 



J. CLERK MAXWELL. 



To PROFESSOR LEWIS CAMPBELL. 



Glenlair, Dalbeattie, 3d November 1868. 

 I have given considerable thought to the subject of the 



1 Whilst in London, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell occasionally attended 

 Nonconformist services, partly led, perhaps, by recollections of the simple 

 Presbyterian worship, to which Mrs. Maxwell had been accustomed. 



