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I shall stay here one fortnight more, and then go to Down, 



staying on the road at Shrewsbury a week. I have been very 



unfortunate : out of seven weeks I have been confined for five 



to the house. This has been bad for me, as I have not been 



able to help thinking to a foolish extent about my book. If 



some four or five good men came round nearly to our view, I 



shall not fear ultimate success. I long to learn what Huxley 



thinks. Is your Introduction* published ? I suppose that you 



will sell it separately. Please answer this, for I want an 



extra copy to send away to Wallace. I am very bothersome, 



farewell. 



Yours affectionately, 



C. Darwin. 

 I was very glad to see the Royal Medal for Mr. Bentham. 



C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker. 



Down [November 21st, 1859]. 



My DEAR HOOKER, Pray give my thanks to Mrs. Hooker 

 for her extremely kind note, which has pleased me much. 

 We are very sorry she cannot come here, but shall be delighted 

 to see you and W. (our boys will be at home) here in the 

 2nd week of January, or any other time. I shall much enjoy 

 discussing any points in my book with you. . . . 



I hate to hear you abuse your own work. I, on the con- 

 trary, so sincerely value all that you have written. It is an old 

 and firm conviction of mine, that the Naturalists who accumu- 

 late facts and make many partial generalisations are the real 

 benefactors of science. Those who merely accumulate facts I 

 cannot very much respect. 



I had hoped to have come up for the Club to-morrow, but 

 very much doubt whether I shall be able. Ilkley seems to 

 have done me no essential good. I attended the Bench on 



* Introduction to the ' Flora of Australia.' 

 VOL. II. O 



