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Pinewood Grange

Camberley

Feby 19. 1907.

My dear Wallace,

I am sending you my book, it is one of a series — The Earlier Adventures¹ — The Adventures² — and if I can write it — The Later Adventures: the second was published first.

The present Rajah³ is a curious specimen: he thinks his uncle⁴ a very overrated man, and that he [2] ^himself has been sadly overlooked; the latter is perhaps true , but his manners are so reserved, and his claims so great, that he never could be popular. It is a pity, as he has plenty of talent. He has wonderful health and strength and rides to Labuan [?] twice or thrice a week. My wife⁵ and I generally visit him during his stays in England this time ^however we have not heard from him; I expect his house is full of old Sarawak familiars. [3] Crookshank⁶ is dead, and I heard that his widow⁷ died last year of course all the old set has disappeared.

We have settled down at this place which is wonderfully healthy, until a few weeks ago I kept up my strength wonderfully well, but now I am undergoing a long rest cure, which I hope may restore me to fairly good health.

We will not forget Mrs Wallace[']s⁸ "home" should a chance arise.

Every sincerely yours, | Spenser S^t. John [signature]

D^r. Alfred R. Wallace. L L. D^r.