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Cambridge yet an increase of 6 weeks would give me abundance. Secondly, I have 

 already been the cause of so much expense that I have made up my mind not to 

 incur a greater. 



I called upon Leonard Horner to tell him what I had determined, and to thank 

 him for having made enquiries for a companion, but he was not at home, nor expected 

 till the middle of next month ; so I should be obliged if you would write to him. 



The cause of the cheapness of the envelopes is this The stationer who sells them 

 has an advertising sheet printed on their inside, which of course will enable him to sell 

 them at a great reduction. This man has, however, not found them to answer, as 

 ho has no more, but I hear that they are to be got for 9>d. the dozen. I will make 

 enquiries. I call to-morrow on the Huberts. I have not had time owing to Hospital 

 engagements. Everything, including accounts, getting on Sourishly. There will be 

 very near play whoever gets the prize for Forensic Medicine. I do not make myself 

 sure of it. 



Good bye. Your affectionate Son, 



FRAS. GALTON." 



Iii his next letter (June 29) Francis tells his father that he fully 

 understands and appreciates his arguments about the money : "I am 

 most obliged to you for your liberality ; however I think that for many 

 reasons, I had better give up Norway and Sweden and go elsewhere." 

 He suggests a month in Paris, boarding in a family who don't under- 

 stand a word of English 



" a large family, as good a class of life as possible and the most complete innocence 

 of anything like the knowledge of the English language. In case of several equally 

 qualified that those who can talk the most gossip be the chosen ones. This will explain 

 my taste pretty well, of course if the daughters are comely why tant gagm." 



FRIDAY, 10th (I think), 1840, 



17 NEW ST., SPRING GARDENS, LONDON. 

 MY DEAR FATHER, 



Thanks for your unanswered letters that one which you wrote to Paris 

 really was a perfect specimen of English composition had it been a will and had 

 50,000 a year depended on it, I am sure a lawyer could not have picked a 

 flaw in it. 



...Everything gets on capitally, especially accounts. When I want to know 

 if I have any coppers in my pocket to give to a begging crossing sweeper I do not 

 condescend to feel but pull out my pocket-book add up and the result is sure to be 

 correct. I shall want some more money, not enough though for the Paris expedition, 

 as I propose to come to you at home first then Rassy 1 , and then Paris. Shall I send 

 you my account book or an extract ? 

 [Here follow accounts.] 



1 Erasmus Galton, who had given up the Navy and settled down to farm at 

 Loxton. Darwin Galton was farming at Claverdon. 



