Faraday to Carlo Matteucci   9 July 1858

Royal Institution | 9 July 1858

My dear Matteucci

You will learn from Madame Matteucci that I received your letter of the (no date) informing us of her journey to London & that whilst in the act off setting of[f] for Albany Street Madame Matteucci came to us[.] It gave us great pleasure to see her & hear of you & since that I have had the pleasure of a chat with her & have also received a note from her of the 7th instant telling us of her departure. Pray acknowledge this note for me with expressions of our kindest hopes & wishes.

Madame Matteucci refers to some letter I may possibly have received from you as requiring an immediate answer[.] I am not aware of any since that referred to above. As for original matter I have none to give you for I work but slowly have no new results perfected and cannot tell when I may have. As to what I read of the works of others I cannot remember it & so have no power to talk about it. I rejoice to hear that you are at work indeed I think wherever you are you work and so must advance. We are always expecting new results.

I have no idea of being able to reach Switzerland this year - I doubt if I shall be able to go to our own association at Leeds¹. Indeed I always hold the future as if a week might change it or even close it as regards this life. No man can reach my time of life without the natural warnings and to me they are as interesting as any point or part of physical science indeed I hope for more so. So you see which way my philosophy tends at present:- & it does not exclude other thoughts & motives which are far more important than any philosophy[.]

Ever My dear Matteucci | Yours | M. Faraday

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