CHARLES DARWIN. 147 



avowal of Mr. Darwin's. We have, in the second volume 

 (op. ciL), a specimen of his handwriting. There is not a 

 bit of the writing-master in it. It seems, too, he had not 

 the gift of drawing ; and I fancy he neither liked driving 

 nor carving ; and if ever he played billiards or bagatelle, 

 1 rather think it was with the butt of the cue he struck. 



