however, from time to time, and gradually in London 

 it dawned upon the few thinkers that this modest and 

 low-voiced young man was doing a little thinking on 

 his own account. One man to whom he had offered the 

 specimens bluntly explained to Darwin that his speci- 

 mens and ideas were only valuable to himself, and it 

 was folly to try to give such things away. Ideas are 

 like children and should be cared for by their parents, 

 and specimens are for the collector. Seeing the depres- 

 sion of the young man, this friend offered to present 

 the matter to the Secretary of the Exchequer. Every- 

 thing can be done when the right man takes hold of it 

 — the sum of one thousand pounds w^as appropriated 

 by the Treasury for Charles Darwin's use in bringing 

 out a Government report of the voyage of the "Beagle." 

 Q And Darwin set to "work, refreshed, rejoiced and en- 

 couraged J' J> 



He was living in London in modest quarters, solitary 

 and alone. He was not handsome and he lacked the 

 dash and flash that make a success in society. On a 

 trip up to his old home, he w^alked across the country 

 to see his uncle, Josiah Wedgw^ood the Second. 

 ^A^hen he left it was arranged that he should return 

 in a month and marry his cousin Emma Wedgwood. 

 QAnd it "was all so done. One commentator said he 

 married his cousin because he did n't know any other 

 woman that w^ould have him. But none w^ere so unkind 

 as to say that he married her in order to get rid of her, 

 yet Henslow w^ondered how he ceased "wooing science 

 long enough to woo the lady. Doubtless the parents of 



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