46 HUXLEY 



he had an attack of heart failure, and died at half- 

 past three on June 29, 1896. 



Huxley was buried at Finchley (the funeral being 

 private) beside his brother George and his omu 

 little son. "Upon his tombstone are three lines 

 written by his wife — " lines inspired by Ms ovm 

 robust conviction that, aU questions of the future 

 apart, this life as it can be lived, pain, sorrow, and 

 evil notwithstanding, is worth — and well worth — 

 living : 



*' Be not afraid, ye waiting hearts that weep ; 

 For still He giveth His beloved sleep ; 

 And if an endless sleep He wills, so best." 



