impudently；　and　flick　one　ear　at　him　from　a　safe　distance。　　This　is
  the　most　impudent　gesture　I　ever　saw。　　Winking　is　nothing　to　it。
  The　ear　normally　hangs　down　behind；　the　goat　turns　sideways　to　her
  enemy　…　by　a　little　knowing　cock　of　the　head　flicks　one　ear　over
  one　eye；　and　squints　from　behind　it　for　half　a　minute　…　tosses　her
  head　back；　skips　a　pace　or　two　further　off；　and　repeats　the
  manoeuvre。　　The　cook　is　very　fat　and　cannot　run　after　that　goat
  much。
  'PERNAMBUCO；　AUG。　1。　…　We　landed　here　yesterday；　all　well　and　cable
  sound；　after　a　good　passage。　。　。　。　I　am　on　familiar　terms　with
  cocoa…nuts；　mangoes；　and　bread…fruit　trees；　but　I　think　I　like　the
  negresses　best　of　anything　I　have　seen。　　In　turbans　and　loose　sea…
  green　robes；　with　beautiful　black…brown　complexions　and　a　stately
  carriage；　they　really　are　a　satisfaction　to　my　eye。　　The　weather
  has　been　windy　and　rainy；　the　HOOPER　has　to　lie　about　a　mile　from
  the　town；　in　an　open　roadstead；　with　the　whole　swell　of　the
  Atlantic　driving　straight　on　shore。　　The　little　steam　launch　gives
  all　who　go　in　her　a　good　ducking；　as　she　bobs　about　on　the　big
  rollers；　and　my　old　gymnastic　practice　stands　me　in　good　stead　on
  boarding　and　leaving　her。　　We　clamber　down　a　rope　ladder　hanging
  from　the　high　stern；　and　then　taking　a　rope　in　one　hand；　swing　into
  the　launch　at　the　moment　when　she　can　contrive　to　steam　up　under　us
  …　bobbing　about　like　an　apple　thrown　into　a　tub　all　the　while。　　The
  President　of　the　province　and　his　suite　tried　to　come　off　to　a
  State　luncheon　on　board　on　Sunday；　but　the　launch　being　rather
  heavily　laden；　behaved　worse　than　usual；　and　some　green　seas　stove
  in　the　President's　hat　and　made　him　wetter　than　he　had　probably
  ever　been　in　his　life；　so　after　one　or　two　rollers；　he　turned　back；
  and　indeed　he　was　wise　to　do　so；　for　I　don't　see　how　he　could　have
  got　on　board。　。　。　。　Being　fully　convinced　that　the　world　will　not
  continue　to　go　round　unless　I　pay　it　personal　attention；　I　must　run
  away　to　my　work。'
  CHAPTER　VI。　…　1869…1885。
  Edinburgh　…　Colleagues　…　FARRAGO　VITAE　…　I。　The　Family　Circle　…
  Fleeming　and　his　Sons　…　Highland　Life　…　The　Cruise　of　the　Steam
  Launch　…　Summer　in　Styria　…　Rustic　Manners　…　II。　The　Drama　…
  Private　Theatricals　…　III。　Sanitary　Associations　…　The　Phonograph　…
  IV。　Fleeming's　Acquaintance　with　a　Student　…　His　late　Maturity　of
  Mind　…　Religion　and　Morality　…　His　Love　of　Heroism　…　Taste　in
  Literature　…　V。　His　Talk　…　His　late　Popularity　…　Letter　from　M。
  Trelat。
  THE　remaining　external　incidents　of　Fleeming's　life；　pleasures；
  honours；　fresh　interests；　new　friends；　are　not　such　as　will　bear　to
  be　told　at　any　length　or　in　the　temporal　order。　　And　it　is　now　time
  to　lay　narration　by；　and　to　look　at　the　man　he　was　and　the　life　he
  lived；　more　largely。
  Edinburgh；　which　was　thenceforth　to　be　his　home；　is　a　metropolitan
  small　town；　where　college　professors　and　the　lawyers　of　the
  Parliament　House　give　the　tone；　and　persons　of　leisure；　attracted
  by　educational　advantages；　make　up　much　of　the　bulk　of　society。
  Not；　therefore；　an　unlettered　place；　yet　not　pedantic；　Edinburgh
  will　compare　favourably　with　much　larger　cities。　　A　hard　and
  disputatious　element　has　been　commented　on　by　strangers：　　it　would
  not　touch　Fleeming；　who　was　himself　regarded；　even　in　this
  metropolis　of　disputation；　as　a　thorny　table…mate。　　To　golf
  unhappily　he　did　not　take；　and　golf　is　a　cardinal　virtue　in　the
  city　of　the　winds。　　Nor　did　he　become　an　archer　of　the　Queen's
  Body…Guard；　which　is　the　Chiltern　Hundreds　of　the　distasted　golfer。
  He　did　not　even　frequent　the　Evening　Club；　where　his　colleague　Tait
  （in　my　day）　was　so　punctual　and　so　genial。　　So　that　in　some　ways　he
  stood　outside　of　the　lighter　and　kindlier　life　of　his　new　home。　　I
  should　not　like　to　say　that　he　was　generally　popular；　but　there　as
  elsewhere；　those　who　knew　him　well　enough　to　love　him；　loved　him
  well。　　And　he；　upon　his　side；　liked　a　place　where　a　dinner　party
  was　not　of　necessity　unintellectual；　and　where　men　stood　up　to　him
  in　argument。
  The　presence　of　his　old　classmate；　Tait；　was　one　of　his　early
  attractions　to　the　chair；　and　now　that　Fleeming　is　gone　again；　Tait
  still　remains；　ruling　and　really　teaching　his　great　classes。　　Sir
  Robert　Christison　was　an　old　friend　of　his　mother's；　Sir　Alexander
  Grant；　Kelland；　and　Sellar；　were　new　acquaintances　and　highly
  valued；　and　these　too；　all　but　the　last；　have　been　taken　from　their
  friends　and　labours。　　Death　has　been　busy　in　the　Senatus。　　I　will
  speak　elsewhere　of　Fleeming's　demeanour　to　his　students；　and　it
  will　be　enough　to　add　here　that　his　relations　with　his　colleagues
  in　general　were　pleasant　to　himself。
  Edinburgh；　then；　with　its　society；　its　university　work；　its
  delightful　scenery；　and　its　skating　in　the　winter；　was　thenceforth
  his　base　of　operations。　　But　he　shot　meanwhile　erratic　in　many
  directions：　　twice　to　America；　as　we　have　seen；　on　telegraph
  voyages；　continually　to　London　on　business；　often　to　Paris；　year
  after　year　to　the　Highlands　to　shoot；　to　fish；　to　learn　reels　and
  Gaelic；　to　make　the　acquaintance　and　fall　in　love　with　the
  character　of　Highlanders；　and　once　to　Styria；　to　hunt　chamois　and
  dance　with　peasant　maidens。　　All　the　while；　he　was　pursuing　the
  course　of　his　electrical　studies；　making　fresh　inventions；　taking
  up　the　phonograph；　filled　with　theories　of　graphic　representation；
  reading；　writing；　publishing；　founding　sanitary　associations；
  interested　in　technical　education；　investigating　the　laws　of　metre；
  drawing；　acting；　directing　private　theatricals；　going　a　long　way　to
  see　an　actor　…　a　long　way　to　see　a　picture；　in　the　very　bubble　of
  the　tideway　of　contemporary　interests。　　And　all　the　while　he　was
  busied　about　his　father　and　mother；　his　wife；　and　in　particular　his
  sons；　anxiously　watching；　anxiously　guiding　these；　and　plunging
  with　his　whole　fund　of　youthfulness　into　their　sports　and
  interests。　　And　all　the　while　he　was　himself　maturing　…　not　in
  character　or　body；　for　these　remained　young　…　but　in　the　stocked
  mind；　in　the　tolerant　knowledge　of　life　and　man；　in　pious
  acceptance　of　the　universe。　　Here　is　a　farrago　for　a　chapter：　　here
  is　a　world　of　interests　and　activities；　human；　artistic；　social；
  scientific；　at　each　of　which　he　sprang　with　impetuous　pleasure；　on
  each　of　which　he　squandered　energy；　the　arrow　drawn　to　the　head；
  the　whole　intensity　of　his　spirit　bent；　for　the　moment；　on　the
  momentary　purpose。　　It　was　this　that　lent　such　unusual　interest　to
  his　society；　so　that　no　friend　of　his　can　forget　that　figure　of
  Fleeming　coming　charged　with　some　new　discovery：　　it　is　this　that
  makes　his　character　so　difficult　to　represent。　　Our　fathers；　upon
  some　difficult　theme；　would　invoke　the　Muse；　I　can　but　appeal　to
  the　imagination　of　the　reader。　　When　I　dwell　upon　some　one　thing；
  he　must　bear　in　mind　it　was　only　one　of　a　score；　that　the
  unweariable　brain　was　teeming　at　the　very　time　with　other　thoughts；
  that　the　good　heart　had　left　no　kind　duty　forgotten。
  I。
  In　Edinburgh；　for　a　considerable　time；　Fleeming's　family；　to　three
  generations；　was　united：　　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Austin　at　Hailes；　Captain
  and　Mrs。　Jenkin　in　the　suburb　of　Merchiston；　Fleeming　himself　in
  the　city。　　It　is　not　every　family　that　could　risk　with　safety　such
  close　interdomestic　dealings；　but　in　this　also　Fleeming　was
  particularly　favoured。　　Even　the　two　extremes；　Mr。　Austin　and　the
  Captain；　drew　together。　　It　is　pleasant　to　find　that　each　of　the
  old　gentlemen　set　a　high　value　on　the　good　looks　of　the　other；
  doubtless　also　on　his　own；　and　a　fine　picture　they　made　as　they
  walked　the　green　terrace　at　Hailes；　conversing　by　the　hour。　　What
  they　talked　of　is　still　a　mystery　to　those　who　knew　them；　but　Mr。
  Austin　always　declared　that　on　these　occasions　he　learned　much。　　To
  both　of　these　families　of　elders；　due　service　was　paid　of
  attention；　to　both；　Fleeming's　easy　circumstances　had　brought　joy；
  and　the　eyes　of　all　were　on　the　grandchildren。　　In　Fleeming's
  scheme　of　duties；　those　of　the　family　stood　first；　a　man　was　first
  of　all　a　child；　nor　did　he　cease　to　be　so；　but　only　took　on　added
  obligations；　when　he　became　in　turn　a　father。　　The　care　of　his
  parents　was　always　a　first　thought　with　him；　and　their
  gratification　his　delight。　　And　the　care　of　his　sons；　as　it　was
  always　a　grave　subject　of　study　with　him；　and　an　affair　never
  neglected；　so　it　brought　him　a　thousand　satisfactions。　　'Hard　work
  they　are；'　as　he　once　wrote；　'but　what　fit　work！'　　And　again：　　'O；
  it's　a　cold　house　where　a　dog　is　the　only　representative　of　a
  child！'　　Not　that　dogs　were　despised；　we　shall　drop　across　the　name
  of　Jack；　the　harum…scarum　Irish　terrier　ere　we　have　done；　his　own
  dog　Plato　went　up　with　him　daily　to　his　lectures；　and　still　（like
  other　fri