To the same:—
‘January 27, 1892.
‘ ... The Bishop of Gloucester was here to-day, and began talking about your Goethe, which he praised; he is a good judge. I thought you would like to know. Would you send him the book, and say I have asked you; he will tell people about it. He reads philosophy too, and specially advises Lotze.’
To the same:—
‘Written from Sudeley Castle, (probably) December 1893.
‘I fetched your Magazine from the Post Office about five o’clock, and I have just read it through. I must express to you how delighted I am with it. It is so clear, so well written, it gets to the centre of things. I have seen nothing you have done at all to compare with it. I must get the number. I think I shall take in the Magazine, it looks good throughout. A friend takes the philosophical review and lends it to me. I might take this and lend it to her. I have a paper in hand against an article in that, but I fear I shall not be able to polish it off. You must have had days, weeks, of quiet thought to write this. This makes me want you still more to go to Oxford, and get to know Caird. Did I tell you I lunched with Jowett tête-à-tête not long before his death?
‘You must come and see me if I can’t come to you....’
‘PS.—If you lend it to other friends, ascertain about the postage.’
To the same:—
‘November 1895.