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in the meanwhile for himself Fleeming's manifold engagements�此 �his
service on the Committee on Electrical Standards�察�his lectures on
electricity at Chatham�察�his chair at the London University�察�his
partnership with Sir William Thomson and Mr。 Varley in many
ingenious patents�察�his growing credit with engineers and men of
science�察�and he is to bear in mind that of all this activity and
acquist of reputation�察�the immediate profit was scanty。 Soon after
his marriage�察�Fleeming had left the service of Messrs。 Liddell &
Gordon�察 �and entered into a general engineering partnership with
Mr。 Forde�察�a gentleman in a good way of business。 It was a
fortunate partnership in this�察�that the parties retained their
mutual respect unlessened and separated with regret�察�but men's
affairs�察�like men�察�have their times of sickness�察�and by one of
these unaccountable variations�察�for hard upon ten years the
business was disappointing and the profits meagre。 'Inditing
drafts of German railways which will never get made'�此 �it is thus I
find Fleeming�察�not without a touch of bitterness�察�describe his
occupation。 Even the patents hung fire at first。 There was no
salary to rely on�察�children were coming and growing up�察�the
prospect was often anxious。 In the days of his courtship�察�Fleeming
had written to Miss Austin a dissuasive picture of the trials of
poverty�察�assuring her these were no figments but truly bitter to
support�察�he told her this�察�he wrote�察�beforehand�察�so that when the
pinch came and she suffered�察�she should not be disappointed in
herself nor tempted to doubt her own magnanimity�此 �a letter of
admirable wisdom and solicitude。 But now that the trouble came�察�he
bore it very lightly。 It was his principle�察�as he once prettily
expressed it�察�'to enjoy each day's happiness�察�as it arises�察�like
birds or children。' His optimism�察�if driven out at the door�察�would
come in again by the window�察�if it found nothing but blackness in
the present�察�would hit upon some ground of consolation in the
future or the past。 And his courage and energy were indefatigable。
In the year 1863�察�soon after the birth of their first son�察�they
moved into a cottage at Claygate near Esher�察�and about this time�察�
under manifold troubles both of money and health�察�I find him
writing from abroad�此 �'The country will give us�察�please God�察�health
and strength。 I will love and cherish you more than ever�察�you
shall go where you wish�察�you shall receive whom you wish ´ and as
for money you shall have that too。 I cannot be mistaken。 I have
now measured myself with many men。 I do not feel weak�察�I do not
feel that I shall fail。 In many things I have succeeded�察�and I
will in this。 And meanwhile the time of waiting�察�which�察�please
Heaven�察�shall not be long�察�shall also not be so bitter。 Well�察�
well�察�I promise much�察�and do not know at this moment how you and
the dear child are。 If he is but better�察�courage�察�my girl�察�for I
see light。'
This cottage at Claygate stood just without the village�察�well
surrounded with trees and commanding a pleasant view。 A piece of
the garden was turfed over to form a croquet green�察�and Fleeming
became ��I need scarce say�� a very ardent player。 He grew ardent�察�
too�察�in gardening。 This he took up at first to please his wife�察�
having no natural inclination�察�but he had no sooner set his hand to
it�察�than�察�like everything else he touched�察�it became with him a
passion。 He budded roses�察�he potted cuttings in the coach´house�察�
if there came a change of weather at night�察�he would rise out of
bed to protect his favourites�察�when he was thrown with a dull
companion�察�it was enough for him to discover in the man a fellow
gardener�察�on his travels�察�he would go out of his way to visit
nurseries and gather hints�察�and to the end of his life�察�after other
occupations prevented him putting his own hand to the spade�察�he
drew up a yearly programme for his gardener�察�in which all details
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 a
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