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no less than to my bodily organisation, it would seem 

 that somehow or other I have been born into a wrong 

 world — Hke those poor Porto Santo rabbits, which 

 I took home with me last year, and the history of 

 "which I think I told you. However, I do not intend 

 to grumble at the visible universe until I shall have 

 had an opportunity of looking round the edge and 

 seeing what is behind. 



Most of our time is spent in sheer idleness, or 

 rather, I should say, all of my time, and that propor- 

 tion of my wife's which is spent in reading to me — 

 chiefly novels, poetry, and history. Yesterday, we 

 had Coppee's play ' Le Pater,' which I know you 

 have read. For the length of it, I think it is as power- 

 ful a piece of dramatic writing as I have ever read. 



Yery few worries find their way to L'Ermitage. 

 The worst at present is the choice of the next 

 'Romanes Lecturer.' Owing to his accident, Helm- 

 holtz has blocked the way for the last two months, 

 but now promises a final reply in the course of a few 

 days. If he does come, I hope the University will 

 give him the D.C.L. 



With our united kindest regards to Mrs. Paget, 

 whose messages to me are of more benefit than all 

 my doctor's drugs (now that is a thing I ' would 

 rather have expressed otherwise ' !) and yourself, 

 I remain, ever yom: afEectionate friend, 



G. J. EOMANES. 



For a while all went well, he hked the place, and 

 was able to work a httle, and to have many books read 

 to him. He had taken out Dr. Martineau's ' Study 



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