From Thomas Henry Huxley   Dec. 16th. 1853

4 Upper York Place, | St. John's Wood. | Dec. 16th. 1853.

My dear Tyndall,

Chatting with Forbes¹ to day he informed me that there was some proposition² or other between you and Sir H. delaBeche – Sir Henry is as we know the best of men but instead of going so towards his point he generally prefers so, and Forbes has found it quite impossible to make out exactly from his account what is the exact nature of your wishes. Now I fancy that he and his colleagues are very desirous that there should be no unnecessary difficulties in your way and he asked me to write and beg that you would write to him privately – stating exactly the nature of your proposition or of your wishes – so that he may understand what to be after.

I need not tell you that Forbes is a great well-wisher of yours and a man thoroughly to be trusted.

He is obliged to go into the country to morrow but if you will write to him at the Museum of Econ. Geol: in Jermyn Street³ and put ‘to be forwarded’ on the letter he will get it at once.

I hear from Francis that you have no end of work on hand and mean to astonish our nerves one of these fine days. Don't go and wear yourself out as there is a great deal to be done.

Believe me | Ever yours faithfully | T.H. Huxley.

N.B. Of course the above is private

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