John Murray an Ernst Haeckel, Edinburgh, 22. Mai 1891
28 Douglas Crescent,
Edinburgh.
22 May. 1891.
My Dear Haeckel
We have both been very much grieved to learn about the severe illness of your wife, and we hope she may soon be returned to better health. We are of course sorry that Miss Haeckel can not come with you, but in the circumstances we quite understand that is not possible. I am very pleased to hear that || she is to have such a good husband. Perhaps they may come to Scotland for the „Voyage de Noce”.
We have taken a house for July and August at Millport, Cumbrae. It is only 20 yards from the Sea and as many from the Ark – the marine laboratory and the „Medusa” will be anchored close by. The scenery is very grand, – Arran and their mountains || in the distance. You will have plenty of room to work if you wish to do so, and if you wish to make trips to other deep lochs we can do that also. There is never any „Sea” in these enclosed lochs so you can see all the tow-net work without „Mal de Mer”. I hope you will stay as long as you can. A number of scientific men from London will be working at the development of Algae this ||
year in the „Ark”.
Don’t trouble much about the species of Radiolarian in my figures, which are merely intended to show the proportion of Radiolaria to other things in the deposits.
Again trusting that you may have the great pleasure of seeing your wife improve daily
Yours sincerely
John Murray.
Arthur Thomson would be glad to translate your book into English.