Volume I Part 45 (1/2)

Yours affectionately, C DARWIN

PS--I have had so ant; for I could not help rather doubting the wonderful stories, but I have now seen a defeated ration fro their slaves (who are HOUSE, and not field niggers) in their eneralisation that, when honey is secreted at one point of the circle of the corolla, if the pistil bends, it always bends into the line of the gangway to the honey The Larkspur is a good instance, in contrast to Columbine,--if you think of it, just attend to this little point

CHARLES DARWIN TO C LYELL King's Head Hotel, Sandown, Isle of Wight, July 18th [1858]

We are established here for ten days, and then go on to Shanklin, which see to one, like myself, who cannot walk We hope ood And if it does, our expedition will answer, but not otherwise

I have never half thanked you for all the extraordinary trouble and kindness you showed me about Wallace's affair Hooker told me as done at the Linnean Society, and I am far more than satisfied, and I do not think that Wallace can thinkyou and Hooker to do whatever you thought fair I certainly was a little annoyed to lose all priority, but had resigned er abstract; but it is really i the facts on which each conclusion is grounded, and that will, of course, be absolutely i as in any way the least interested inin leading people to consider the subject without prejudice I look at this as so very i led to this

My dear Lyell, yoursletter refers to the proof-sheets of the Linnean paper

The 'introduction' ned by Sir C Lyell and Sir JD Hooker]

CHARLES DARWIN TO JD HOOKER King's Head Hotel, Sandown, Isle of Wight, July 21st [1858]

My dear Hooker,

I received only yesterday the proof-sheets, which I now return I think your introduction cannot be i I could not i all, which would not be fair or worth while, as I have begun on a better abstract for the Linnean Society My excuse is that it NEVER was intended for publication I have made only a few corrections in the style; but I cannot ible

I suppose some one will correct the revise (Shall I?)

Could I have a clean proof to send to Wallace?

I have not yet fully considered your reeneral concurrence is of the HIGHEST POSSIBLE interest to me); nor shall I be able till I re-read my MS; but you may rely on it that you never make a relad you do not object toyour objections in a modified for much inherent value, whether or no they were fatal to my notions

I will consider and reconsider all your remarks

I have ordered Bentham, for, as -- says, it will be very curious to see a Flora written by a lad at what you say about my Abstract, but you may rely on it that I will condense to the ut (That is to say, he would help to pay for the printing, if it should prove too long for the Linnean Society) In how many ways you have aided me!

Yours affectionately, C DARWIN

[The 'Abstract'letter was in fact the 'Origin of Species,' on which he now set to work In his 'Autobiography' he speaks of beginning to write in Septeust 12, at Sandown, began Abstract of Species book” ”Septeun with the idea that it would be published as a paper, or series of papers, by the Linnean Society, and it was only in the late autumn that it became clear that it must take the form of an independent volume]

CHARLES DARWIN TO JD HOOKER Norfolk House, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Friday [July] 30th [1858]

My dear Hooker,

Will you give the enclosed scrap to Sir Williaivesto you a note, which requires no answer

This is a very charot a very comfortable house

But, alas, I cannot say that the sea has done H or L ood Nor has lad we left home, for six children have now died of scarlet fever in Down We return on the 14th of August