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the use of it does not injure them, otherwise do not give 

 it them. luacaulay is our great man, I believe; the article 

 you mention of his is an excellent one. I am reading 

 Sismondi's French History and I am glad to find it very 

 interesting and pleasant reading; he is an honest writer, 

 that loves the mass of mankind, and vou see his character 



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in every page. I am so glad to like what he writes, and to 

 like himself, indeed, so much better than I ever expected 

 to do at one time. This is probably owing to both our 

 characters being mitigated. He has as great a dislike and 

 fear of radicalism as you have this is a change in him. 

 In this country the radicals, as they call them, maintain in 

 politics the moral questions, and while that is the case, I 

 cannot help being of their opinion. [Does your brother 

 Stamford] mean to settle at Linley ? If he lives there he 

 must marry and re-people it again, or the shades of the 

 past will make it a too painful residence. How pretty the 

 little wood was covered with blue-bells in Spring ! but then 

 you and your sisters Lighted the place up with a glory that I 

 shall not soon see a^ain. 



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Adieu, my dear Anne, you never gave me cause to forgive 

 you for any neglect. From a busy person, such as you 

 are. with children that required your constant time, I could 

 not and olid not expect answers to my letters. I found you 

 always the same when I saw you, and it was by that I took 

 the measure of your affection. Give my kind love to all 

 your girls, 



Ever yours most tenderly, 



F. ALLEN. 



una, Darwin to her sister Charlotte Langion. 



G-OWEB STBEET, Friday [15 March, 1839]. 



31 y Charles has been very unwell since Sunday. We 

 went to church at King's College and found the church not 

 warmed, and not more than half-a-dozen people in it, and 

 he was so very cold that I believe it was that which has 

 made him so unwell. We had Ellen Toilet to dine with us 



