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Asking about weight of volcanic dust particles and distance these are carried. Also wants samples of ash e.g. from Krakatoa. Needs evidence for question of dispersal of seeds by wind currents. Has agreed to give 8 lectures in Boston.
Will meet Violet on Saturday and take her to South Kensington museum. Will then meet Judd. Arrangements for journey home.
Wants a bed on Monday or Tuesday night. Have taken Willie to school. If Meldola isn't at home when ARW arrives, he can play chess Meldola's mother or Mr. Warburg quite contentedly.
Would Meldola like to go to a dance at Mrs Haywards on Tuesday, with Mrs Wallace and Violet? Regards to Meldola's mother.
About Meldola's trip to the Lake District. Has finished the Lowell lectures. Has only four political and social lectures to write. The opening lecture that he has offered to give at Loughton, is illustrated by diagrams, rather than lantern slides. Has arranged to exhibit slides to the Charterhouse boys and masters. Writing a criticism of Romanes' article on Darwin in journal of the Linnean Society, as "I consider it very imperfect." Willie's experiences at Cranleigh. ARW went to their speech day.
His reply to Romanes will appear in the Fortnightly. Thinks he has shown the entire fallacy of his whole argument, and also thinks that he has hit upon the true key to the solution. Calls Romanes' writing style tedious and long-winded.
Meldola's reply to Romanes in Nature does not go far enough. Newton calls attention to same view in Belt's Nicaragua. Darwin had commented No! No! against this in his copy. Could Meldola hold a brief for ARW at the British Association on this matter? In depth discussion of the content of his paper against Romanes in the Fortnightly.
Comments on lectures and American hotels. Has been shown around the Museum of Comparative Anatomy by Agassiz. Comments on this and on Peabody Museum of Archaeology. Approves of the arrangements which accord with the principles ARW outlined 20 years earlier i.e. a series of public rooms but bulk of material kept for research students in drawers, each region in separate rooms. Has read a paper before National Academy of Sciences (Professor Morse -President). Dined with Dr. Holmes and Professor Langley.
Arrangements to see Meldola.
Asks a question about the heating of water using a lead pipe.
Asks to stay with the Meldola's.
Confirms his attendance at a meeting on the 20th.
About ARW's son, William.
Would like to know if Meldola can get ARW a reduction in a passage on the American Steam Ship Company for October.