WCP1815

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Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Jan[uar]y 12th. 1909

Dear Mrs Dresser

Many thanks for your kind letter. I think it will be best for me to come by the 2.pm. train from here — which reaches Vauxhall at 5.57 — & take cab to your house, about 6.30. Then I shall have 2 hours rest before starting for the R.[oyal] I.[nstitution] at 8.30.

As I shall have a tiring evening I may take a little meat as well as my roast apple. After the lecture I may want a cup of tea ^{or cocoa} either at the R.[oyal] I.[nstitution] or [2] after we return. I have got two 2 front seat tickets for you & Mr Dresser¹ if you wish to go.

As to breakfast please do not change your hour. I generally have mine about 9 — but a little earlier or later will suit me just as well. I usually take nothing but tea & hot milk, but when I am going about much I may take a trifle of anything digestible.

I really do not care about any body being invited to breakfast unless Mr. Dresser has any friend that wishes to meet me. I suppose he will be free in the morning & will go with the[?] me to the Museum — to [3] see the wonderful Carnegie² beast "Diplodocus!" and a few Birds & Butterflies.

There is a very good train back [at] 2.50 so lunch at 1— would give ample time. Any quite tender meat — hot or cold suits me.

Prof[essor]. Poulton³ of Oxford is the only person I specially wish to see. He is in America now lecturing but he assured me he should be back for the⁴ Lecture.

The Lecture is at 9pm — but we should be there a full ¼ hour earlier as it is about 2¾ miles to Albemarle [4] Street. I have not been in London (to stay) so long that I have never used a "Taxicab", but I presume that would be all right.

If any alteration of the time of arrival is made I will write again.

Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]