To Thomas Archer Hirst   Friday Morning

Spring Bank, Friday Morning¹

Dear Tom,

Give me an answer to the following question – Supposing I go to Germany with you are you without any inconvenience to yourself able to place 40 pounds at my disposal between now and this day 6 months? I wish to know this before I meet M^r Edmondson. It may have an effect upon my negotiations with him, possibly induce me to defer them to another season. The advantage of entering upon an engagement at present may in the long run prove a disadvantage – just give me an answer to this by return –

Your affectionate friend | J Tyndall

We must have 10 days together as you say at all hazards.

I have received the Guardian² accompanied by your note³ – The reward was well earned and may be legitimately enjoyed for the simple reason that it was not for it that you laboured but under a higher influence Your remarks are quite to the point, I cannot add to them – A man cannot be concealed Tom. Stupidity ever finds him out in the long run and [bruises] him. A man is often unconsciously an organic nucleus which holds the babblers of society together – Where we should drift to, were it not for these fixed points nobody knows. It was a pleasant illustration of human nature – go on my boy – care nothing about it.

For Gods delight in Gods

And cast the weak aside

To them who scorn their charities

Their doors fly open wide –⁴

RI MS JT/1/T/1014