Dear Professor Wallace,—I had the books very carefully packed and sent off to-day, by luggage train, as they made rather a heavy consignment. [Volumes of her father’s drawings, and copies of the “Manual of Injurious Insects” for free distribution.]
You will see I put a little note into the copies of the Manual, at “Red Spider,” just in some degree to bring the matter of position of the spinning glands up to date; I do not know of any other point that needs correcting.
I enjoyed your visit exceedingly, and not only that, but you would hardly believe what a great amount of useful information you conveyed to me in the course of our conversations, as to many matters at Edinburgh. All these I have carefully noted, for though I do not really hold any post among you, yet I like to think myself now not wholly separate, and I should be entirely thankful should need occur at any time to avail myself of your permission to apply to you for advice. My friends greatly enjoyed all you said at lunch, and I shall hope you will come again presently.
I have written to Sir Wm. Muir about my father’s books of sketches, but in real truth I feel such a fear of intruding on his high official position that I only just said what I thought was quite needed, but I entered a little more on the matter to Mrs. Arbuthnot.
Eleanor A. Ormerod.
PLATE XXVIII.
Ormerod House, Lancashire.
From an outline sketch by George Ormerod, 1808.
The Librarian wrote:—
Library, University of Edinburgh,
May 16, 1900.