Letter from W D [William Davidson] Niven, Eastburn, Sidcup, to [Joseph] Larmor He has been to see [William] Burnside, who had seen [Alfred Russell] Forsyth's resignation in the papers, but attached no significance to it. Without knowing what Larmor does, he supposes that Forsyth had not got over his illness, wearies of work, and wants to travel. He 'cannot credit that a woman is at the bottom of the business' and he has never heard of the lady in question. Burnside will write to Larmor about Forsyth's successor and Niven thinks that Burnside would not want the post. Niven would be pleased if [Ernest William] Hobson succeeded, but thinks that [Henry Frederick] Baker would fill the [Sadleirian] Chair well too. He finds it difficult to choose between them, but would settle on Baker. With some pencilled notes by Joseph Larmor. 7 February 1910