308 GEOEGE JOHN EOMANES 1892 



Don't ask anybody above the rank of the younger 

 son of a peer, because I shall not be able to go into 

 dinner before him or her, and that part of my dignity 

 is naturally what I prize most. 



Would you not like me to come in my P.C. 1 suit ? 

 All ablaze with gold, and costing a sum with which 

 I could buy, oh ! so many books. 



Only if your late experiences should prompt you to 

 instruct your other guests not to contradict me — don't 

 — I rather like it. 



Ever yours very truly, 



T. H. Huxley. 



Bon voyage ! You can tell Mr. Jones 2 that I will 

 have him brought before the Privy Council, and fined 

 as in the good old days, if he does not treat you 

 properly. 



To Mr. Huxley. 



St. Aldate's, Oxford : October 25, 1892. 



My dear Mr. Huxley, — I am much obliged to you 

 for your information, general and particular, about 

 Madeira. 



You will have seen from the newspapers that the 

 Gr.O.M. function has duly come off: here with all 

 possible pomp and enthusiasm. Bay Lankester 

 called it ' George's Show,' and certainly as a show 

 it was well worth seeing. I am sorry to say that the 

 last telegraphic account I have received of his con- 

 dition from his sister to Sir H. Acland is rather 

 alarming. It will be a sad blow to English biology 

 if he should die. 



1 Privy Councillor. * The proprietor of an hotel in Madeira. 



