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Frith Hill, Godalming.

August 25th. 1888

My dear Mrs. Beecher Hooker,

It will give me much pleasure to see you here whenever convenient to you, and we can give you a bed if you will put up with our plain English way of living in rural districts. I had a serious illness last winter from the effect of which I have not fully recovered, or I should have gone again [2] to America this year. I did not get your former letter. Godalming is in Surrey on the Portsmouth line, and quite in the opposite direction to Leamington. It is 34 miles — one hour by rail — from London — Waterloo Station. We should be pleased to see Mr. Hooker also if it is convenient to him. Mr Crookes’¹ address is — 7, Kensington Park Gardens, W[est].[.] I enclose a card to serve as an introduction but I expect he will be from [3] home now, as in this month almost every body[sic] leaves London who can do so. Mr Stainton Moses² will probably be found ^{or heard of} at the office of "Light"³ , but he also will ^{I think} be away this month. The office is at No.16 in your street and you may find also Dawson Rogers⁴ there who I am sure will be glad to see you. I enclose you two tickets for the Zoological Gardens in case you like to go with any friend. They are open on Sunday.

With kind remembrances | Believe me | Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]