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is most amusing. Mr. Horsburgh asked two comic 

 riddles : ' Why are men like telescopes and women 

 like telegrams ? ' 



Men are like telescopes, because they are made to 

 be drawn out and shut up ; and women are like tele- 

 grams because they far exceed the males (mails) in 

 intelligence. 



G. fiddled at an amateur concert at Tain. 



Mr. F. Galton is here. He told us an amusing 

 child's question : ' How did sausages get along when 

 they were alive ? ' 



To Miss C. E. Bomanes. 



Geanies, Ross-shire : November 7, 1885. 



The two Ethels left this afternoon minus their lug- 

 gage and luncheon, which arrived at the station with 

 the dog-cart just as the train was leaving. Pathetic 

 it was to see their hungry eyes looking at the neat 

 luncheon basket from the train windows ! We are all 



well here. L is here. He has now fired his first 



hundred cartridges, and has nothing to show but a 

 brace of cats which he took a pot shot at in the trees. 



November 12. 



I am now playing at the last day in the old house, 



and doing so in the Ubrary all by myself. L left 



this morning, and we all leave to-morrow. Gerald 

 now leads me from one room to another, and after open- 

 ing the door and looking round each says, 'All gone! ' 



I have somewhat reheved the monotony of my 

 solitary Hfe by buying a horse. This you will no 

 doubt think is a purchase well timed and thus worthy 

 of a philosopher. For six months at least I shall 



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