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I have been a good deal out of health of late and we 

 have taken Haredene l for a month in order that I may 

 get a little rest. We start tomorrow morning. I shall 

 have very great pleasure in seeing you there after your 

 return from Edinburgh. I am sorry to say that I cannot 

 ask you to sleep with us as we shall have no beds to 

 spare ; but I suppose from what you say that you will 

 be staying in the neighbourhood. Many thanks for the 

 Review which I will read in the course of the day. 2 



Believe me 



Yours very sincerely 



CHABLES DABWIN 



18. 



From Mrs. Darwin. 



HABEDENE 3 Tuesday 



[Jul. 28-Aug. 25, 1871] 

 DEAR MB TRIMEN 



I am very sorry to say that Mr Darwin has been 

 so unwell (ill I may say) that we are hastening our return 

 home as soon as possible. He is quite unequal to seeing 

 you which he very much regrets. 



Our stay in this charming place is a great disappoint- 

 ment, though I hope he will reap the benefit of the rest 

 afterwards. He desires me to repeat how very sorry he 

 is not to be able to see you 



believe me 



yours very truly 



EMMA DARWIN 



1 Mr. Francis Darwin informs me that Haredene is near Albury 

 in Surrey. 



* Mr. Trimen thinks that the Review spoken of was a notice of 

 the Descent of Man, &c., contributed by him to the Cape Monthly 

 Magazine in June, 1871. 



3 See the above >i. 1. 



