It seems hard that British women should be sent abroad to get that of which there is such abundance at home, but circumstances seem to render this inevitable. Repeating my regrets that I should have deluded you with false hopes, I am Yours faithfully, T. K. CHAMBERS.” It is pleasant to note that, if S. J.-B. failed to get from Dr. Chambers the thing she wanted at the moment, she had at least found in him a lifelong friend and helper. It was well that she had decided for “baith, my lord.” She now once more approached the University Court in the person of its President, the Rector, asking whether they would remove their present veto in case arrangements could be made for the instruction of women in separate classes; and whether in that case women would be allowed to matriculate in the usual way, and to undergo the ordinary examination, with a view to obtaining medical degrees in due course. She also wrote to the Senatus, asking them to recommend the matriculation of women as medical students on the understanding that separate classes should be formed: and she addressed a letter to the Dean of the Medical Faculty offering on behalf of her fellow-students and herself to guarantee whatever minimum fee the Faculty might fix as a remuneration for these separate classes. “I appreciate your truly kind and thoughtful plans with regard to the pecuniary arrangements,” writes Miss Pechey in this connection. “I shall be sorry if my means will not allow me to take a full share of the expenses, but I am afraid I shall not be able to afford more than double the usual fees for a man.” S. J.-B. had returned to Edinburgh in order to further arrangements, and to meet any difficulties that might arise. The first thing to be done was to secure teachers, and, now that it came to the point, some even of those who had been most favourable showed a singular reluctance to take the plunge. Their enthusiasm had had time to cool. “June 26th ... Today went to see A. Most disappointingly timorous,— ‘_could_ not give the extra time himself,’ though he did not refuse to see the importance and responsibility of the case. I _hope_ he will vote for me still. B. very disappointing,—very avaricious,—trying for the 100 guineas. Balfour, out. I very disheartened and weary.... I _do_ fear failure now,—indeed it seems to me probable, in Medical Faculty. And then all the time and effort wasted since March 1st! A year’s steady work would have been less strain!... If one had but faith! Ought one not to say, ‘I fight and work my best,—God _will_ bring out the best result,—let me not prejudge what is best.’ And so be content either way.” “June 30th. Christison has had to go to London,—wrathfully enough they say,—hurrah! I hear that he asked to have the day changed, and that Balfour refused,—the brick!