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four tables�察�three great mirrors�察�plenty of air and no heat from 

the funnels which spoil the great dining´room。  I saw a whole 

library of books on the walls when here last�察�and this made me less 

anxious to provide light literature�察�but alas�察�to´day I find that 

they are every one bibles or prayer´books。  Now one cannot read 

many hundred bibles。 。 。 。 As for the motion of the ship it is not 

very much�察�but 'twill suffice。  Thomson shook hands and wished me 

well。  I DO like Thomson。 。 。 。 Tell Austin that the GREAT EASTERN 

has six masts and four funnels。  When I get back I will make a 

little model of her for all the chicks and pay out cotton reels。 。 

。 。 Here we are at 4。20 at Brest。  We leave probably to´morrow 

morning。



'JULY 12。  GREAT EASTERN。 ´ Here as I write we run our last course 

for the buoy at the St。 Pierre shore end。  It blows and lightens�察�

and our good ship rolls�察�and buoys are hard to find�察�but we must 

soon now finish our work�察�and then this letter will start for home。 

。 。 。 Yesterday we were mournfully groping our way through the wet 

grey fog�察�not at all sure where we were�察�with one consort lost and 

the other faintly answering the roar of our great whistle through 

the mist。  As to the ship which was to meet us�察�and pioneer us up 

the deep channel�察�we did not know if we should come within twenty 

miles of her�察�when suddenly up went the fog�察�out came the sun�察�and 

there�察�straight ahead�察�was the WM。 CORY�察�our pioneer�察�and a little 

dancing boat�察�the GULNARE�察�sending signals of welcome with many´

coloured flags。  Since then we have been steaming in a grand 

procession�察�but now at 2 A。M。 the fog has fallen�察�and the great 

roaring whistle calls up the distant answering notes all around us。  

Shall we�察�or shall we not find the buoy��



'JULY 13。 ´ All yesterday we lay in the damp dripping fog�察�with 

whistles all round and guns firing so that we might not bump up 

against one another。  This little delay has let us get our reports 

into tolerable order。  We are now at 7 o'clock getting the cable 

end again�察�with the main cable buoy close to us。'



A TELEGRAM OF JULY 20�此 �'I have received your four welcome letters。  

The Americans are charming people。'





VI。





And here to make an end are a few random bits about the cruise to 

Pernambuco�此�



'PLYMOUTH�察�JUNE 21�察�1873。 ´ I have been down to the sea´shore and 

smelt the salt sea and like it�察�and I have seen the HOOPER pointing 

her great bow sea´ward�察�while light smoke rises from her funnels 

telling that the fires are being lighted�察�and sorry as I am to be 

without you�察�something inside me answers to the call to be off and 

doing。



'LALLA ROOKH。  PLYMOUTH�察�JUNE 22。 ´ We have been a little cruise in 

the yacht over to the Eddystone lighthouse�察�and my sea´legs seem 

very well on。  Strange how alike all these starts are ´ first on 

shore�察�steaming hot days with a smell of bone´dust and tar and salt 

water�察�then the little puffing�察�panting steam´launch that bustles 

out across a port with green woody sides�察�little yachts sliding 

about�察�men´of´war training´ships�察�and then a great big black hulk 

of a thing with a mass of smaller vessels sticking to it like 

parasites�察�and that is one's home being coaled。  Then comes the 

Champagne lunch where everyone says all that is polite to everyone 

else�察�and then the uncertainty when to start。  So far as we know 

NOW�察�we are to start to´morrow morning at daybreak�察�letters that 

come later are to be sent to Pernambuco by first mail。 。 。 。 My 

father has sent me the heartiest sort of Jack Tar's cheer。



'S。 S。 HOOPER。  OFF FUNCHAL�察�JUNE 29。 ´ Here we are off Madeira at 

seven o'clock in the morning。  Thomson has been sounding with his 

special toy ever since half´past three ��1087 fathoms of water��。  I 

have been watching the day break�察�and long jagged islands start 

into being out of the dull night。  We are still some miles from 

land�察�but the sea is calmer than Loch Eil often was�察�and the big 

HOOPER rests very contentedly after a pleasant voyage and 

favourable breezes。  I have not been able to do any real work 

except the testing ��of the cable�В察�for though not sea´sick�察�I get a 

little giddy when I try to think on board。 。 。 。 The ducks have 

just had their daily souse and are quacking and gabbling in a 

mighty way outside the door of the captain's deck cabin where I 

write。  The cocks are crowing�察�and new´laid eggs are said to be 

found in the coops。  Four mild oxen have been untethered and 

allowed to walk along the broad iron decks ´ a whole drove of sheep 

seem quite content while licking big lumps of bay salt。  Two 

exceedingly impertinent goats lead the cook a perfect life of 

misery。  They steal round the galley and WILL nibble the carrots or 

turnips if his back is turned for one minute�察�and then he throws 

something at them and misses them�察�and they scuttle off laughing 

impudently�察�and flick one ear at him from a safe distance。  This is 

the most impudent gesture I ever saw。  Winking is nothing to it。  

The ear normally hangs down behind�察�the goat turns sideways to her 

enemy ´ by a little knowing cock of the head flicks one ear over 

one eye�察�and squints from behind it for half a minute ´ tosses her 

head back�察�skips a pace or two further off�察�and repeats the 

manoeuvre。  The cook is very fat and cannot run after that goat 

much。



'PERNAMBUCO�察�AUG。 1。 ´ We landed here yesterday�察�all well and cable 

sound�察�after a good passage。 。 。 。 I am on familiar terms with 

cocoa´nuts�察�mangoes�察�and bread´fruit trees�察�but I think I like the 

negresses best of anything I have seen。  In turbans and loose sea´

green robes�察�with beautiful black´brown complexions and a stately 

carriage�察�they really are a satisfaction to my eye。  The weather 

has been windy and rainy�察�the HOOPER has to lie about a mile from 

the town�察�in an open roadstead�察�with the whole swell of the 

Atlantic driving straight on shore。  The little steam launch gives 

all who go in her a good ducking�察�as she bobs about on the big 

rollers�察�and my old gymnastic practice stands me in good stead on 

boarding and leaving her。  We clamber down a rope ladder hanging 

from the high stern�察�and then taking a rope in one hand�察�swing into 

the launch at the moment when she can contrive to steam up under us 

´ bobbing about like an apple thrown into a tub all the while。  The 

President of the province and his suite tried to come off to a 

State luncheon on board on Sunday�察�but the launch being rather 

heavily laden�察�behaved worse than usual�察�and some green seas stove 

in the President's hat and made him wetter than he had probably 

ever been in his life�察�so after one or two rollers�察�he turned back�察�

and indeed he was wise to do so�察�for I don't see how he could have 

got on board。 。 。 。 Being fully convinced that the world will not 

continue to go round unless I pay it personal attention�察�I must run 

away to my work。'







CHAPTER VI。 ´ 1869´1885。







Edinburgh ´ Colleagues ´ FARRAGO VITAE ´ I。 The Family Circle ´ 

Fleeming and his Sons ´ Highland Life ´ The Cruise of the Steam 

Launch ´ Summer in Styria ´ Rustic Manners ´ II。 The Drama ´ 

Private Theatricals ´ III。 Sanitary Associations ´ The Phonograph ´ 

IV。 Fleeming's Acquaintance with a Student ´ His late Maturity of 

Mind ´ Religion and Morality ´ His Love of Heroism ´ Taste in 

Literature ´ V。 His Talk ´ His late Popularity ´ Letter from M。 

Trelat。





THE remaining external incidents of Fleeming's life�察�pleasures�察�

honours�察�fresh interests�察�new friends�察�are not such as will bear to 

be told at any length or in the temporal order。  And it is now time 

to lay narration by�察�and to look at the man he was and the life he 

lived�察�more largely。



Edinburgh�察�which was thenceforth to be his home�察�is a metropolitan 

small town�察�where college professors and the lawyers of the 

Parliament House give the tone�察�and persons of leisure�察�attracted 

by educational advantages�察�make up much of the bulk of society。  

Not�察�therefore�察�an unlettered place�察�yet not pedantic�察�Edinburgh 

will compare favourably with much larger cities。  A hard and 

disputatious element has been commented on by strangers�此 �it would 

not touch Fleeming�察�who was himself regarded�察�even in this 

metropolis of disputation�察�as a thorny table´mate。  To golf 

unhappily he did not take�察�and golf is a cardinal virtue in the 

city of the winds。  Nor did he become an archer of the Queen's 

Body´Guard�察�which is the Chiltern Hundreds of the distasted golfer。  

He did not even frequent the Evening Club�察�where his colleague Tait 

��in my day�� was so punctual and so genial。  So that in some ways he 

stood outside of the lighter and kindlier life of his new home。  I 

should not like to say that he was generally popular�察�but there as 

elsewhere�察�those who knew him well enough to love him�察�loved him 

well。  And he�察�upon his side�察�liked a place where a dinner party 

was not of necessity unintellectual�察�and where men stood up to him 

in argument。



The presence of his old classmate�察�Tait�察�was one of his early 

attractions to the chair�察�and now that Fleeming is gone again�察�Tait 

still remains�察�ruling and really teaching his great classes。  Sir 

Robert Christison was an old friend of his mother's�察�Sir Alexander 

Grant�察�Kelland�察�and Sellar�察�were new acquaintances and highly 

valued�察�and these too�察�all but the last�察�have been taken from their 

friends and labours。  Death has been busy in the Senatus。  I will 

speak elsewhere of Fleeming's demeanour to his students�察�and it 

will be enough to add here that his relations with his colleagues 

in general were pleasant to himself。



Edinburgh�察�then�察�with its society�察�its university work�察�its 

delightful scenery�察�and its skating in the winter�察�was thenceforth 

his base of operations。  But he shot meanwhile erratic in many 

directions�此 �twice to Am

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