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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��



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