But I have yet a course of lectures before me, and an evening discourse to deliver at the British Association—to say nothing of opening the Manchester Medical School in October—and polishing off a lot of scientific work. So you see I have not a chance of writing about Hume for months to come, and you had much better not trust to such a very questionable reed as I am.
Ever yours very faithfully,
T.H. Huxley.
4 Marlborough Place, N.W., November 15, 1874.
My dear Morley,
Many thanks for your abundantly sufficient cheque—rather too much, I think, for an article which had been gutted by the newspapers.
I am always very glad to have anything of mine in the "Fortnightly," as it is sure to be in good company; but I am becoming as spoiled as a maiden with many wooers. However, as far as the "Fortnightly" which is my old love, and the "Contemporary" which is my new, are concerned, I hope to remain as constant as a persistent bigamist can be said to be.
It will give me great pleasure to dine with you, and December 1 will suit me excellently well.
Ever yours very faithfully,
T.H. Huxley.