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after I had left town, but Eeeks wrote to me about it at 

 once. I replied as soon as I received his letter, and told 

 him that I would take upon myself the responsibility of 

 saying that you would accept the chair if it were offered 

 you. I thought I was justified in this by various con- 

 versations we have had ; and, at any rate, I felt sure 

 that it was better that I should get into a mess than that 

 you should lose the chance. 



I know that Sir Eoderick has written to you, but I 

 imagine the letter has gone to Chamounix, so pray put 

 yourself into communication with Eeeks at once. 



You know very well that the having you with us at 

 Jermyn Street is a project that has long been dear to my 

 heart, partly on your own account, but largely for the 

 interest of the school. I earnestly hope mat there is no 

 impediment in the way of your coming A> us. How I 

 am minded towards you, you ought to know by this time ; 

 but I can assure you that all the rest of us will receive 

 you with open arms. Of that I am quite sure. 



Let me have a line to know your determination. I 

 am on tenterhooks till the thing is settled. 



Can't you come up this way as you go to Aberdeen 1 

 Ever yours faithfully, T. H. HUXLEY. 



P.S. I thought I might mention the Jermyn Street 

 matter to Faraday privately, and did so. He seemed 

 pleased that the offer had been made. 



The acceptance of the lectureship at the School of 

 Mines brought Tyndall into the closest contact with 

 Huxley for the next nine years, until he resigned his 

 lectureship in 1868 on succeeding Faraday as super- 

 intendent of the Koyal Institution. 



On September 17 he writes : 



Yesterday Owen and I foregathered in Section D. 

 He read a very good and important paper, and I got 

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