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was still examiner in Physiology and Comparative 

 Anatomy at the London University, a post he held 

 from 1855 to 1863, and again from 1865 to 1870, 

 "making," as Sir Michael Foster says, "even an 

 examination feel the influence of the new spirit in 

 biology; and among his examinees at that time 

 there was one at least who, knowing Huxley by his 

 writings, but by his writings only, looked forward 

 to the viva wee test, not as a trial, but as an occasion 

 of delight." 



In addition to the work mentioned in the follow- 

 ing letters, I note three lectures at Hull on April 6, 

 8, and 10; a paper on " Craniology " (January 17), 

 and his "Letter on the Human Eemains in the Shell 

 Mounds," in the Ethnological Society's Transactions, 

 while the Fishery Commission claimed much of his 

 time, either at the Board of Trade, or travelling over 

 the north, east, and south coasts from the end of 

 July to the beginning of October, and again in 

 November and December. 



JERMYN STREET, April 30, 1863. 



MY DEAR KINGSLEY I am exceedingly pleased to 

 have your good word about the lectures, 1 and I think 

 I shall thereby be encouraged to do what a great many 

 people have wished that is, to bring out an enlarged 

 and revised edition of them. 



The only difficulty is time if one could but work 

 five-and-twenty hours a day ! 



With respect to the sterility question, I do not think 

 there is much doubt as to the effect of breeding in and 



1 See p. 300. 



