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course often dissented from, according to the special bias of 

 the speaker but the work, its honesty of purpose, grandeur 

 of conception, felicity of illustration, and courageous exposi- 

 tion, always referred to in terms of the highest admiration. 

 And among your warmest friends no one rejoiced more 

 heartily in the just appreciation of Charles Darwin than did, 



Yours very truly, 



H. Falconer. 



C. Darwin to Hugh Falconer. 



Down [June 24, 1861]. 

 My DEAR FALCONER. I have just received your note, and 

 by good luck a day earlier than properly, and I lose not a 

 moment in answering you, and thanking you heartily for your 

 offer of the valuable specimen ; but I have no aquarium and 

 shall soon start for Torquay, so that it would be a thousand 

 pities that I should 'have it. Yet I should certainly much 

 like to see it, but I fear it is impossible. Would not the Zoo- 

 logical Society be the best place ? and then the interest which 

 many would take in this extraordinary animal would repay 

 you for your trouble. 



Kind as you have been in taking this trouble and offering 

 me this specimen, to tell the truth I value your note more 

 than the specimen. I shall keep your note amongst a very 

 few precious letters. Your kindness has quite touched me. 



Yours affectionately and gratefully, 



Ch. Darwin. 



C. Darwin to jf. D. Hooker. 



2 Hesketh Crescent, Torquay, 



July 13 [1861]. 



... I hope Harvey is better ; I got his review * of me a 



day or two ago, from which I infer he must be convalescent ; 



* The ' Dublin Hospital Gazette,' 

 May 15, 1 86 1. The passage re- 



ferred to is at p. 150. 



