264 GEOEGE JOHN EOMANBS 1890 



nets — although I am sure they are not so sweet — and 

 remain, with love to Marion, 



Ever yours most sincerely, 



GrEO. J. EOMANES. 



This autumn Mr. Eomanes delivered the last of 

 his Edinburgh course of lectures. Giving the lectures 

 had been a real pleasure, and he liked his Scotch 

 students, who on their side were keenly appreciative 

 and intelligent. 



He was alone at Geanies for a few days before 

 leaving for Edinburgh, and a letter written at this 

 time shows for the first time a foreboding of failing 

 health ; but when the headaches left him the fore- 

 boding vanished, and there was no real idea of serious 

 mischief. 



To his Wife. 



Geanies : November 1890. 



I really have three of your dear letters to answer. 

 I did not write yesterday. I have had one continu- 

 ous headache ; it is now nearly away, but the matter 

 is getting serious, and I have written to Edward,^ 

 to send the ' home trainer ' to Oxford, so that I 

 may lose no time in giving his cure (exercise) a, 

 trial. 



Don't get low about me ; I begin to doubt if these 

 headaches are due to gout at all, and somehow or 

 other I shall find a means of preventing them. 



I am sorry for myself, my work, and most of all 

 for you ; but we must take illness as it comes, and be 

 glad it is no worse. 



1 Mr. E. B. Turner, F.K.C.S. 



