House alterations; health of Mr Sharpe.
House alterations; rules for viewing reptiles; refers to enclosed card (not present).
Describes ordering a book on conic section for William.
Talks of a lecture on Land Nationalisation; William's sister Violet; Mr and Mrs Cockerell going to Jamaica; death and funeral of Mrs [Allinson]; visit to Meldola's [possibly Finsbury Technical College] various visitors to the house.
Writes about dental treatment for William, with sketch map of location of dental surgery, refers to enclosed card (not present); upcoming [College] holidays.
Suggests a Committee of the British Association "for the purpose of deciding the two great fundamental but disputed points in organic evolution" - whether individually acquired external characters are inherited, and the amount and character of sterility when species are crossed and hybrid offspring breed.
ARW writes of visit to Corfe with Ma, Grandma and Grandpa (ARW's wife and parents); suicide of Mrs Monk; reading of Ivanhoe.
Progress of house alterations, delays, carpenter and plumber and Charles [builder] still present, problems with toilet cistern, unfinished outdoor drains, flooded kitchen, lack of roof gutters, stairs and porch, but balcony finished and gas lighting on; Charles's wife has sold a collection of old coins.
Proposed visit by William and Mr Crump, best to delay as wallpapering not yet finished; faulty boiler design not noticed by plumbers or by Mr Rigler or Ponton, fixed by ironmonger Mr Seller; Gas stove working well.
His sister Violet's dissection of a rabbit as part of her exams; replacement of pipes and bricks to remove smell in house from drains, including sketch plan; and the appointment of "the illustrious Slugophilite ... slug catcher to Her Majesty" and Museum [curator] in Jamaica, his imminent marriage, honeymoon in Corfe and departure; the slug William found a new British variety; request for news of Crump.
Damage to William's eyes in an accident, glad he is improving after glass removed; newspaper from Stockton California with news that pioneer surgeon John Wallace had fallen and broken an arm; Monk and ARW have been building a pond and bog in the garden, details of method and materials; sending pages of Stanley's catalogue of drawing instruments; plumbing for steam pipe in house.
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Writes about his visits to London and Sevenoaks (Kent); meeting of Psychical Research Society.
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House renovation; family affairs; neighbours; kindergartens; ARW's lectures and article in Arena.
Confusion over correspondence with Mrs Lund; Violet's "adventure" on journey to Liverpool [train de-railed]; enclosed letter from Croydon (not present).
Covent Garden market, Natural History Museum and Kew gardens as sources of garden plants; alterations to house; Mr Sharpe's health; Mr Pascoe's "Museum" at Westbourne Park.
Violet's expenses; alterations to house; new neighbours the Nichols.
Violet attending a [public political] demonstration, labour conditions, the eight hour day, wages; gardening; neighbours.