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were regulated。  He had begun by this time to write。  His paper on 

Darwin�察�which had the merit of convincing on one point the 

philosopher himself�察�had indeed been written before this in London 

lodgings�察�but his pen was not idle at Claygate�察�and it was here he 

wrote ��among other things�� that review of 'FECUNDITY�察�FERTILITY�察�

STERILITY�察�AND ALLIED TOPICS��' which Dr。 Matthews Duncan prefixed 

by way of introduction to the second edition of the work。  The mere 

act of writing seems to cheer the vanity of the most incompetent�察�

but a correction accepted by Darwin�察�and a whole review borrowed 

and reprinted by Matthews Duncan are compliments of a rare strain�察�

and to a man still unsuccessful must have been precious indeed。  

There was yet a third of the same kind in store for him�察�and when 

Munro himself owned that he had found instruction in the paper on 

Lucretius�察�we may say that Fleeming had been crowned in the capitol 

of reviewing。



Croquet�察�charades�察�Christmas magic lanterns for the village 

children�察�an amateur concert or a review article in the evening�察�

plenty of hard work by day�察�regular visits to meetings of the 

British Association�察�from one of which I find him 

characteristically writing�此 �'I cannot say that I have had any 

amusement yet�察�but I am enjoying the dulness and dry bustle of the 

whole thing'�察�occasional visits abroad on business�察�when he would 

find the time to glean ��as I have said�� gardening hints for 

himself�察�and old folk´songs or new fashions of dress for his wife�察�

and the continual study and care of his children�此 �these were the 

chief elements of his life。  Nor were friends wanting。  Captain and 

Mrs。 Jenkin�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Austin�察�Clerk Maxwell�察�Miss Bell of 

Manchester�察�and others came to them on visits。  Mr。 Hertslet of the 

Foreign Office�察�his wife and his daughter�察�were neighbours and 

proved kind friends�察�in 1867 the Howitts came to Claygate and 

sought the society of 'the two bright�察�clever young people'�察�and in 

a house close by�察�Mr。 Frederick Ricketts came to live with his 

family。  Mr。 Ricketts was a valued friend during his short life�察�

and when he was lost with every circumstance of heroism in the LA 

PLATA�察�Fleeming mourned him sincerely。



I think I shall give the best idea of Fleeming in this time of his 

early married life�察�by a few sustained extracts from his letters to 

his wife�察�while she was absent on a visit in 1864。



'NOV。 11。 ´ Sunday was too wet to walk to Isleworth�察�for which I 

was sorry�察�so I staid and went to Church and thought of you at 

Ardwick all through the Commandments�察�and heard Dr。 ´ expound in a 

remarkable way a prophecy of St。 Paul's about Roman Catholics�察�

which MUTATIS MUTANDIS would do very well for Protestants in some 

parts。  Then I made a little nursery of Borecole and Enfield market 

cabbage�察�grubbing in wet earth with leggings and gray coat on。  

Then I tidied up the coach´house to my own and Christine's 

admiration。  Then encouraged by BOUTS´RIMES I wrote you a copy of 

verses�察�high time I think�察�I shall just save my tenth year of 

knowing my lady´love without inditing poetry or rhymes to her。



'Then I rummaged over the box with my father's letters and found 

interesting notes from myself。  One I should say my first letter�察�

which little Austin I should say would rejoice to see and shall see 

´ with a drawing of a cottage and a spirited ;cob。;  What was more 

to the purpose�察�I found with it a paste´cutter which Mary begged 

humbly for Christine and I generously gave this morning。



'Then I read some of Congreve。  There are admirable scenes in the 

manner of Sheridan�察�all wit and no character�察�or rather one 

character in a great variety of situations and scenes。  I could 

show you some scenes�察�but others are too coarse even for my stomach 

hardened by a course of French novels。



'All things look so happy for the rain。



'NOV。 16。 ´ Verbenas looking well。 。 。 。 I am but a poor creature 

without you�察�I have naturally no spirit or fun or enterprise in me。  

Only a kind of mechanical capacity for ascertaining whether two 

really is half four�察�etc。�察�but when you are near me I can fancy 

that I too shine�察�and vainly suppose it to be my proper light�察�

whereas by my extreme darkness when you are not by�察�it clearly can 

only be by a reflected brilliance that I seem aught but dull。  Then 

for the moral part of me�此 �if it were not for you and little Odden�察�

I should feel by no means sure that I had any affection power in 

me。 。 。 。 Even the muscular me suffers a sad deterioration in your 

absence。  I don't get up when I ought to�察�I have snoozed in my 

chair after dinner�察�I do not go in at the garden with my wonted 

vigour�察�and feel ten times as tired as usual with a walk in your 

absence�察�so you see�察�when you are not by�察�I am a person without 

ability�察�affections or vigour�察�but droop dull�察�selfish�察�and 

spiritless�察�can you wonder that I love you��



'NOV。 17。 ´ 。 。 。 I am very glad we married young。  I would not 

have missed these five years�察�no�察�not for any hopes�察�they are my 

own。



'NOV。 30。 ´ I got through my Chatham lecture very fairly though 

almost all my apparatus went astray。  I dined at the mess�察�and got 

home to Isleworth the same evening�察�your father very kindly sitting 

up for me。



'DEC。 1。 ´ Back at dear Claygate。  Many cuttings flourish�察�

especially those which do honour to your hand。  Your Californian 

annuals are up and about。  Badger is fat�察�the grass green。 。 。 。



'DEC。 3。 ´ Odden will not talk of you�察�while you are away�察�having 

inherited�察�as I suspect�察�his father's way of declining to consider 

a subject which is painful�察�as your absence is。 。 。 。 I certainly 

should like to learn Greek and I think it would be a capital 

pastime for the long winter evenings。 。 。 。 How things are 

misrated�  �I declare croquet is a noble occupation compared to the 

pursuits of business men。  As for so´called idleness ´ that is�察�one 

form of it ´ I vow it is the noblest aim of man。  When idle�察�one 

can love�察�one can be good�察�feel kindly to all�察�devote oneself to 

others�察�be thankful for existence�察�educate one's mind�察�one's heart�察�

one's body。  When busy�察�as I am busy now or have been busy to´day�察�

one feels just as you sometimes felt when you were too busy�察�owing 

to want of servants。



'DEC。 5。 ´ On Sunday I was at Isleworth�察�chiefly engaged in playing 

with Odden。  We had the most enchanting walk together through the 

brickfields。  It was very muddy�察�and�察�as he remarked�察�not fit for 

Nanna�察�but fit for us MEN。  The dreary waste of bared earth�察�

thatched sheds and standing water�察�was a paradise to him�察�and when 

we walked up planks to deserted mixing and crushing mills�察�and 

actually saw where the clay was stirred with long iron prongs�察�and 

chalk or lime ground with ;a tind of a mill�察─�his expression of 

contentment and triumphant heroism knew no limit to its beauty。  Of 

course on returning I found Mrs。 Austin looking out at the door in 

an anxious manner�察�and thinking we had been out quite long enough。 

。 。 。 I am reading Don Quixote chiefly and am his fervent admirer�察�

but I am so sorry he did not place his affections on a Dulcinea of 

somewhat worthier stamp。  In fact I think there must be a mistake 

about it。  Don Quixote might and would serve his lady in most 

preposterous fashion�察�but I am sure he would have chosen a lady of 

merit。  He imagined her to be such no doubt�察�and drew a charming 

picture of her occupations by the banks of the river�察�but in his 

other imaginations�察�there was some kind of peg on which to hang the 

false costumes he created�察�windmills are big�察�and wave their arms 

like giants�察�sheep in the distance are somewhat like an army�察�a 

little boat on the river´side must look much the same whether 

enchanted or belonging to millers�察�but except that Dulcinea is a 

woman�察�she bears no resemblance at all to the damsel of his 

imagination。'



At the time of these letters�察�the oldest son only was born to them。  

In September of the next year�察�with the birth of the second�察�

Charles Frewen�察�there befell Fleeming a terrible alarm and what 

proved to be a lifelong misfortune。  Mrs。 Jenkin was taken suddenly 

and alarmingly ill�察�Fleeming ran a matter of two miles to fetch the 

doctor�察�and�察�drenched with sweat as he was�察�returned with him at 

once in an open gig。  On their arrival at the house�察�Mrs。 Jenkin 

half unconsciously took and kept hold of her husband's hand。  By 

the doctor's orders�察�windows and doors were set open to create a 

thorough draught�察�and the patient was on no account to be 

disturbed。  Thus�察�then�察�did Fleeming pass the whole of that night�察�

crouching on the floor in the draught�察�and not daring to move lest 

he should wake the sleeper。  He had never been strong�察�energy had 

stood him instead of vigour�察�and the result of that night's 

exposure was flying rheumatism varied by settled sciatica。  

Sometimes it quite disabled him�察�sometimes it was less acute�察�but 

he was rarely free from it until his death。  I knew him for many 

years�察�for more than ten we were closely intimate�察�I have lived 

with him for weeks�察�and during all this time�察�he only once referred 

to his infirmity and then perforce as an excuse for some trouble he 

put me to�察�and so slightly worded that I paid no heed。  This is a 

good measure of his courage under sufferings of which none but the 

untried will think lightly。  And I think it worth noting how this 

optimist was acquainted with pain。  It will seem strange only to 

the superficial。  The disease of pessimism springs never from real 

troubles�察�which it braces men to bear�察�which it delights men to 

bear well。  Nor does it readily spring at all�察�in minds that have 

conceived of life as a field of ordered duties�察�not as a chase in 

which to hunt for gratifications。  'We are not here to be happy�察�

but to be good'�察�I wish he had mended the phra

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