| Description | He was glad to receive Herschel's letters, stating that he has reached his destination and in good health. It must have been annoying to have been detained by the doctor at Lahore, but he thinks in any event, a man cannot do much without his baggage, and Herschel had little time to prepare. He is glad that Herschel enjoys camp life, as there is nothing so healthy and hardening as marching in India. Waugh joined the Great Trigonometrical Survey as a boy and hopes he has grown in width and wisdom. The engineering and survey life means that they see the bright side of human nature and the best of the country. Waugh envies Herschel and [Henry Ravenshaw] Thuillier using his old instrument and it would not be easy to beat it with the improvements in modern science. He will be interested to hear what Herschel makes of it. One gets used to camp life, although it seems hard at first with Christmas and New Year in the jungles. It was Waugh's fate for twenty-five years, but he is none the worse for it. He has no news except an occasional panic about amalgamation. He saw the Viceroy at Roorkee, the place becoming fashionable with tourists. He sends kind regards from his wife and himself. |