Sending insect specimens, shells, Natal spider and its nest, and a live beetle to Violet for teaching purposes; Miss Heath; books for Violet's exams; plans for her "K.G." [kindergarten], selling "Nutwood" impossible as it brings in £50 a year, income and housing for the family after his death; bad news from California of ARW's brother (John) who has cancer, ARW suspects vaccination the cause; ARW's eyesight.

Recovery of his eyesight, one still inflamed, lost opportunity to view Mars with his telescope, accumulation of reading, writing and chess playing; discovery of a doctor (Turner) at Poole, who is a fellow orchid enthusiast; request for any spare plants if Violet should visit (orchid house) at Liverpool; purchase of educational books for her; unsuitability of Parkstone house for children, but Eleanor and her child may visit; sending two annotated numbers of the Vaccination Enquirer, impossibility of trusting doctors or officials on the subject.