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thought. The millennium must come before nations love each 

 other ; but try and do not hate me. Think of me, if you will 

 as a poor blinded fool. I fear the dreadful state of affairs 



must dull your interest in Science 



I believe that your pamphlet has done my book great good ; 

 and I thank you from my heart for myself; and believing 

 that the views arc in large part true, I must think that you 

 have done natural science a good turn. Natural Selection 

 seems to be making a little progress in England and on 

 the Continent ; a new German edition is called for, and a 

 French * one has just appeared. One of the best men, 

 though at present unknown, who has taken up these views, 

 is Mr. Bates ; pray read his ' Travels in Amazonia,' when they 

 appear ; they will be very good, judging from MS. of the first 

 two chapters. 



Again I say, do not hate me. 



Ever yours most truly, 



C. Darwin. 



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C. Darwin to C. Lyell. 



1 Carlton Terrace, Southampton,! 

 Aug. 22 [1862]. 



.... I heartily hope that you will be out in October. 

 . . . . You say that the Bishop and Owen will be down on 

 you ; the latter hardly can, for I was assured that Owen 

 in his Lectures this spring advanced as a new idea that 



* In June, 1862, my father wrote 

 to Dr. Gray : " I received, 2 or 3 

 days ago, a French translation of 

 the ' Origin,' by a Madlle. Royer, 

 who must be one of the cleverest 

 and oddest women in Europe : is 

 an ardent Deist, and hates Chris- 

 tianity, and declares that natural 

 selection and the struggle for life 

 will explain all morality, nature of 

 man, politics, &c. &c! She makes 



some very curious and good hits, 

 and says she shall publish a book 

 on these subjects." Madlle. Royer 

 added foot-notes to her translation, 

 and in many places where the author 

 expresses great doubt, she explains 

 the difficulty, or points out that no 

 real difficulty exists. 



f The house of his son William. 



% I.e. ' The Antiquity of Man.' 



