Richard Norris and to Dr.
Littledale show, he had been becoming increasingly weak.
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TO MISS NORRIS
_Old Orchard, Broadstone, Dorset. December 10, 1912._
My dear Miss Norris,--I am very sorry to hear that your father is so
poorly. The weather is terribly gloomy, and I have not been outside my
rooms and greenhouse for more than an hour a week perhaps, for the last
two months, and feel the better for it. Just now I feel better than I
have done for a year past, having at last, I think, hit upon a proper
diet, though I find it very difficult to avoid eating or drinking too
much of what I like best.... It is one of my fads that I hate to waste
anything, and it is that partly which makes it so difficult for me to
avoid overeating. From a boy I was taught to leave no scraps on my
plate, and from this excellent general rule of conduct I now suffer in
my old age!...--Yours very sincerely,
ALFRED R. WALLACE.
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TO DR. LITTLEDALE
_Old Orchard, Broadstone, Dorset. January 11, 1913._
Dear Dr. Littledale,--Many thanks for your kind congratulations and good
wishes.[47] I am glad to say I feel still able to jog on a few years
longer in this _very good_ world--for those who can make the best of it.
I am now suffering most from "eczema," which has settled in my legs, so
that I cannot stand or walk for any length of time.
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