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been there it would have been quite perfect. It knocked me 

 up most dreadfully, and I will never attempt again to do two 

 things the same day. 



C. Darwin to W, D. Fox. 



[Cambridge] Thursday [March, 1830]. 



My dear Fox, 



I am through my Little-Go ! ! ! I am too much exalted to 

 humble myself by apologising for not having written before. 

 But I assure you before I went in, and when my nerves were 

 in a shattered and weak condition, your injured person often 

 rose before my eyes and taunted me with my idleness. But I 

 am through, through, through. I could write the whole sheet 

 full with this delightful word. I went in yesterday, and have 

 just heard the joyful news. I shall not know for a week 

 which class I am in. The whole examination is carried on in 

 a different system. It has one grand advantage— being over 

 in one day. They are rather strict, and ask a wonderful 

 number of questions. 



And now I want to know something about your plans ; of 

 course you intend coming up here : what fun we will have 

 together; what beetles we will catch; it will do my heart 

 good to go once more together to some of our old haunts. I 

 have two very promising pupils in Entomology, and we will 

 make regular campaigns into the Fens. Heaven protect the 

 beetles and Mr. Jenyns, for we won't leave him a pair in the 

 whole country. My new Cabinet is come down, and a gay 

 little affair it is. 



And now for the time — I think I shall go for a few days 

 to town to hear an opera and see Mr. Hope ; not to mention 

 my brother also, whom I should have no objection to see. 

 If I go pretty soon, you can come afterwards, but if you will 

 settle your plans definitely, I will arrange mine, so send me a 

 letter by return of post. And I charge you let it be favour- 

 able — that is to say, come directly. Holden has been or- 

 dained, and drove the Coach out on the Monday. I do not 



