affair.
I have read one or two interesting brochures lately--viz., Stirling the Hegelian versus Huxley and protoplasm; Tylor in "Journal of Royal Institute" on the survivals of old thought in modern civilisation.
Farewell.

I am as dull as a duck, both male and female.
To Dr.Hooker, C.B., F.R.S.
Dr.Hooker, K.C.B.

(This looks better).
P.S.I hear a good account of Bentham's last address (232/1.
Presidential Address, chiefly on Geographical Distribution, delivered before the "Linn.

Soc." May 24th, 1869.), which I am now going to read.
I find that I have blundered about Bentham's address.

Lyell was speaking about one that I read some months ago; but I read half of it again last night, and shall finish it.