Contents vii 



CHAPTER XII. 

 18531859. 



Eastbourne and Chobham Camp Miss Langdon at Hartfield 

 Sydney Smith's Life A month in London Florence Nightin- 

 gale A High-church wedding Sarah Wedgwood's death 

 Letters to William Darwin His speech at Cambridge Moor 

 Park The Origin of Species Two letters from my mother 

 to my father on religion 154 175 



CHAPTER XIII. 



18601869. 



A long illness The death of Charlotte Langton in 1862 The illness 

 of my mother and Leonard A humane trap for animals 

 Catherine Darwin's marriage to Charles Langton My father's 

 continual illness The deaths of Catherine Langton and Susan 

 Darwin in 1866 The Huxley children at Down George a 

 second Wrangler A month in London Elizabeth Wedgwood 

 comes to live at Down Freshwater My father's accident ou 

 riding Shrewsbury and Caerdeon .... 176 195 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 18701871. 



The Descent of Man Polly the Ur-hund The Franco-German War 

 On keeping Sunday Erasmus Darwin The marriage of 

 Henrietta Darwin A wedding-gift from the Working Men's 

 College . . . 196207 



CHAPTER XV. 

 18721876. 



The Expression of the Emotions The Working Men's College walking 

 party Abinger Hall Dr Andrew Clark A seance at Queen 

 Anne Street Francis Darwin's marriage Leonard Darwin in 

 New Zealand Vivisection The death of Fanny Allen- 

 Experiments on Teazles ... . 208 224 



CHAPTER XVI. 



18761880. 



Bernard Darwin Stonehenge R. B. Litchfield's illness at Lucerne 

 William Darwin's marriage My father's Honorary Degree 

 at Cambridge A round of visits Anthony Rich The Darwin 

 pedigree A month at Coniston Horace Darwin's marriage 

 A fur-coat surprise The Liberal victory . . 225 241 



