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person offered was Leonard Jenyns, who was so near accept- 

 ing it that hg packed up his clothes. But having [a] living, 

 he did not think it right to leave it to the great regret of 

 all his family.. Henslow himself was not very far from accept- 

 ing it, for Mrs. Henslow most generously, and without being 

 asked, gave her consent ; but she looked so miserable that 

 Henslow at once settled the point. 



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I am afraid there will be a good deal of expense at first. 

 Henslow is much against taking many things ; it is [the] 

 mistake all young travellers fall into. I write as if it was 

 settled, but Henslow tells me by no means to make up my 

 mind till I have had long conversations with Captains Beau- 

 fort and Fitz-Roy. Good-bye. You will hear from me con- 

 stantly. Direct 17 Spring Gardens. Tell nobody in Shrop- 

 shire yet. Be sure not. 



C. DARWIN. 



I was so tired that evening I was in Shrewsbury that 

 I thanked none of you for your kindness half so much as 

 I felt. 



Love to my father. 



The reason I don't want people told in Shropshire : in 

 case I should not go, it will make it more flat. 



C. Darwin to Miss S. Darwin. 



17 Spring Gardens, Monday 



[September 5, 1831]. 



I have so little time to spare that I have none to waste in 

 re-writing letters, so that you must excuse my bringing up the 

 other with me and altering it. The last letter was written in 

 the morning. In [the] middle of [the] day, Wood received 

 a letter from Captain Fitz-Roy, which I must say was most 

 straightforward and gentlemanlike, but so much against my 

 going, that I immediately gave up the scheme ; and Henslow 

 did the same, saying that he thought Peacock had acted very 

 wrong in misrepresenting things so much. 



