If I had any regular duties, like you and Hooker, I should do absolutely nothing in science.
I am heartily glad to hear that you are better; but how such labour as volunteer-soldiering (all honour to you) does not kill you, I cannot understand.
For God's sake remember that your field of labour is original research in the highest and most difficult branches of Natural History.

Not that I wish to underrate the importance of clever and solid reviews.
LETTER 108.

TO T.H.HUXLEY.

Sudbrook Park, Richmond, Thursday [July, 1860].
I must send you a line to say what a good fellow you are to send me so long an account of the Oxford doings.

I have read it twice, and sent it to my wife, and when I get home shall read it again: it has so much interested me.