Gray halls alone among their massive groves.

They have printed "their" "the" which somewhat
weakens the line.

Hypatia never came; but I cannot afford to be
without it. Part of the conclusion seems to me par-
ticularly valuable. I mean the talk of the Christianized
Jew to the classic boy. Hypatia's mistreatment by the
Alexandrians I found almost too horrible. It is very
powerful and tragic; but I objected to the word "naked."
Pelagia's nakedness has nothing which revolts one...
but I really was hurt at having Hypatia stript, tho' I
see that it adds to the tragic, and the picture as well
as the moral is a fine one.

Will you lay your hand on my Adam Smith and
send it per post? I enclose you six Queen's heads for
that purpose.

Believe me, dear Kingsley,

Ever yours, A. TENNYSON.

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