
Yours of 4th enclosing Carpenter's most interesting letter from Ceylon came to hand yesterday. Would you not like to be in C. along with E.C. for a couple of months? I think I should enjoy it thoroughly—and the long ocean voyage getting there! That would be as good as the visit in C. itself.
All well here and meter getting on, I think we shall surely have ms. made in a few more days. So John S. is back on the "Sun" is he? Can you not send me the paper in which he alludes to you? I should like much to have it. I enclose Symonds letter, have made a copy of it to keep. I am inclined to think that most (if not all) of your abdominal troubles came f'm retained and fermenting water in the bladder setting up irritation which is reflected
So long! R M Bucke
