Did Prof. Thomson catch you,
and view your
"dirt;"(5) and if
so, what thought he thereof ?
Glenlair, 30th October 1850.
Who is the lecturer in the Greek play?
Did I see him
while at Cambridge?
I am sorry to hear the Greek class is a bad one, for you
would
have got more good of it if [it] had required you to work to maintain a
good position in it; but you should study your part well,
for
it is not comparative excellence, but absolute, that will be of use
in
University competitions.
Glenlair, 8th Novr. 1850.
You say your lecturer in Greek is
good, so I hope you
profit accordingly,
altho' your classfellows are not great scholars. . . .
. . . It would be necessary to
take care there
are no mouse-holes.
A very hungry Chapel mouse might come through. There
had been an entrance that way to the Chapel. It would be to the organ
loft.
Have you called on Profs. Sedgwick at
Trin., and
Stokes at Pembroke?
If not, you should do both. Stokes will be most in
your
way if he takes you in hand at all. Sedgwick is also a great Don in his
line, and if you were entered in Geology would be a most
valuable
acquaintance; and, besides, not going to him would be uncivil, both to
him and to the Alisons, after their having arranged
the
introduction. Provide yourself with cards.
It might be worth your while to stop
at York to view
it. [151]
Glenlair, 13th Novr. 1830.
I am glad you have communication with
Stokes and
Mackenzie.
Is all Cambridge up in arms against
the Pope and
Cardinal Wiseman? I
cannot enter into all the fuss about it. If there is any
law
to hinder people calling themselves Cardinals or Archbishops, let it be
acted on; but if there is no such law, let the assumption of
empty
titles . . . be laughed at.
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