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agreeable party. Huxley is expected here this 

 week. His article on ' Lux Mundi ' is very charac- 

 teristic. 1 



It would be very enjoyable to go with you to Ober 

 Ammergau, but I am sure I ought not. First, I should 

 not enjoy it half so much as you ; second, it 

 would double the expense ; third, it would run away 

 with all the time I want to give to the book. So in 

 this case what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for 

 the gander. 



I wish I had some jokes to treasure up, but 

 Oxford is not a joke-yielding place at present ; 

 Geanies must be jubilation itself compared with 

 Oxford now. 



I am the sole occupant of the laboratory as of the 

 house. But I rather enjoy the exclusive privilege of 

 my own company, save so far as it is relieved by 

 guinea-pigs. I have written a letter to ' Nature ' 

 which will furnish a little joke for you on Friday next. 



I am sorry to hear poor old Parker 2 is dead. 

 You did not know him, but he was a real good fellow, 

 and hearty friend to me. 



I enjoyed my three days in London very much. 

 Went twice to the theatre, and one of the plays 

 was ' Judah.' Mr. H. A. Jones gave me a box. Saw a 

 great deal of the Pollocks ; met Scott, 3 who asked me 

 to let him put me up for Eoyal Society Club ; played 

 chess with G. E. Turner. 



I have now got to work on my plants and guinea- 

 pigs. 



1 ' Lights of the Church and of Science.' 

 2 Professor Kitchen Parker, F.R.S. 3 Mr. R. Scott, F.R.S. 



