William Thomson to Faraday   29 January 1856

2 College, Glasgow, | Jan 29, 1856

My dear Sir

Although I hope soon to see you in London, I cannot delay till then thanking you for your letter of the 18th¹ and for the very kind expressions it contains. Such expressions, from you, would be more than a sufficient reward for anything I could ever contemplate doing in science. I feel strongly how little I have done to deserve them but they will encourage me with a stronger motive than I have ever had before, to go on endeavouring to see in the direction you have pointed, which I long ago learned to believe is the direction in which we must look for a deeper insight into nature.

I cannot express to you how much I fall short of deserving what you say, but must simply thank you, most sincerely, for your kindness in writing as you have done.

Believe me, Ever yours truly | William Thomson

Prof. Faraday