1883-92 HONORARY MEMBER OF ‘THE’ CLUB 265 
obliged to give up his attendance at ‘ The Club.’ 
Of this body he had been since 1879® the senior 
member in point of priority of election, and he 
was also the first honorary member who was 
elected. On April 16, 1886, he received the 
following letter from Mr. Henry Reeve, Treasurer 
of ‘ The Club ; 
‘ My dear Sir Richard, — The Club having 
unanimously agreed to the proposal for electing 
honorary members, who are precluded from habi- 
tual attendance, their first act was to confer that 
distinction upon you, and you were so elected. 
‘ As an honorary member you retain all the 
privileges of membership, and I am particularly 
desired to say to you that it will give The Club 
very great pleasure if you can occasionally join 
its meetings. 
‘ Believe me, 
‘With the greatest regard, 
‘ Yours very faithfully, 
‘ H. Reeve.’ 
While his grandson was at Cambridge, Sir 
Richard wrote him letters nearly every week. 
Their cheerful tone is surprising in a man over 
eighty. In spirit they were still young, and, to 
the last, the writer took the keenest interest in 
everything that went on at the University. 
A few extracts from these letters from Sir 
^ He became a member of that society in May 1845. 
