C. Thinking of my course of twenty-four lectures on the Mammalia at the College of Surgeons in next spring, and making investigations bearing on the same.
D. Thinking of and working at a "Manual of Comparative Anatomy" (may it be d—d); which I have had in hand these seven years.
E. Getting heaps of remains of new Labyrinthodonts from the Glasgow coalfield, which have to be described.
F. Working at a memoir on Glyptodon based on a new and almost entire specimen at the College of Surgeons.
G. Preparing a new decade upon Fossil fishes for this place.
H. Knowing that I ought to have written long ago a description of a most interesting lot of Indian fossils sent to me by Oldham.
I. Being blown up by Hooker for doing nothing for the "Natural History
Review."
K. Being bothered by sundry editors just to write articles "which you know you can knock off in a moment."
L. Consciousness of having left unwritten letters which ought to have been written long ago, especially to C. Darwin.
M. General worry and botheration. Ten or twelve people taking up my time all day about their own affairs.