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Frith Hill, Godalming.

Dec^r. 12th. 1882

Dear Mr Meldola¹

Yours of Oct. 31² has been so long unreplied to because I was expecting weekly to have to come up to town for a night. Now, I have received & read your article in the "Annals" which will I hope call attention to this interesting question. You have put the case very clearly & have, at all events, quite disposed of Mr Distants³ hazy objections. We must wait now for Fritz Müller’s⁴ facts.

[2] If the weather is not too terrible I have to come to London on Friday for a meeting of L. N. Soc. at 5 pm. & having some other business preparatory to discuss sh^d. like to stay the night if you can accommodate me.

You need not write unless to say you cannot. I shall probably call with my bag early, as I shall not be in till perhaps 7 or 8 after our meeting.

Yours very truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]