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take a cab for the rabbits and rats. The latter are 

 now at the Eoyal Society, where ample space has 

 been provided for their exhibition. The Zoological 

 paper ^ went ofi very well, and Flower made a very 

 good remark on it, the substance of which I will tell 

 you when we meet, it had not previously occurred 

 to me. Your letter to the Pollocks never reached 

 them, so they had given me up. They were as 

 enthusiastically kind as usual, and very sympathetic 

 about my eyes. 



He returned to Oxford, and was persuaded to rest, 

 and not to go to London again to pay a promised 

 visit to Professor Palgrave. 



To Miss G. E. Bovianes. 



94 St. Aldate's, Oxford : June 18, 1892. 



My dearest Charlotte, — Your Httle differences of 

 opinion with regard to the rats are very amusing to 

 me, and I quite see how the matter stands. 



I am very glad to hear of your improvement in 

 general health, and also of James' continued vigour. 

 As regards myself I have no very satisfactory ac- 

 count to give. The headaches indeed are not worse 

 -^if anything they are better; but the gout is at 

 work on other parts of this vile body, and the latest 

 assault is a very serious one for a man of my pursuits. 

 About ten days ago I found myself partially blind in 

 the right eye — the upper half of the field of vision 

 being totally obliterated. I have seen an Oxford 



' On the work alluded to in a letter to Professor Schafer. 



