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University, he spent more than two hours of his, 

 at this time of year, very valuable time. From 

 which you may gather that he is a particularly 

 pleasant man. 



Glasgow: 188U. 



Now for my news. Everything was splendid, 

 much the best thing in the way of lecturing that I 

 have done since Dublin, 1 and I was so sorry that you 

 were not there. 



First of all we had a dinner given by my host in 

 my honour, the guests being all the chief men in the 

 University, including Professor Caird 2 and the biggest 

 of all big swells, Sir W. Thomson. 3 



The dinner was to me highly interesting, as I 

 talked nearly all the time to Sir William, who is a 

 wonderful psychological study. 



We then went to the lecture, where Sir William 

 took the chair, and introduced me to the audience 

 with such a glowing oration that it would have 

 startled you. (It quite astonished me.) The au- 

 dience being thus led to suppose that I was one of 

 the brightest of all bright lights, received me very 

 warmly ; I got enthusiastic, discarded my notes, and 

 swam along in the most magnificent style even for 

 me, which, you know, is the highest praise I can 

 bestow upon myself. I spoke for an hour and a half ; 

 at the end the people applauded so, I felt really 

 awfully sorry you were not there. There seems to be 

 a cruel fate preventing you from witnessing my per- 

 formances. 



1 The Brit. Assoc. Lecture, 1878. 

 2 The present Master of Balliol. 3 Now Lord Kelvin. 



