The Wallace-Darwin Correspondence 



Down, BeckenJiam, Kent, S.E, December 5, 1869. 



My dear Wallace, — I wrote to Dr. Meyer that the photo- 

 graphs in England would cost much and that they did not 

 seem to me worth the cost to him, but that I of course had 

 no sort of objection. I should be greatly obliged if you 

 would kindly take the trouble to order any one which you 

 think best : possibly it would be best to wait, unless you 

 feel sure, till you hear again from Dr. M. I sent him a 

 copy of our joint paper. He has kindly sent me the trans- 

 lation of your book, which is splendidly got up, and which 

 I thought I could not better use than by sending it to 

 Fritz Miiller in Brazil, who will appreciate it. 



I liked your reviews on Mr. Murphy very much; they 

 are capitally written, like everything which is turned out 

 of your workshop. I was specially glad about the eye. 

 If you agree with me, take some opportunity of bringing 

 forward the case of perfected greyhound or racehorse, in 

 proof of the possibility of the selection of many correlated 

 variations. I have remarks on this head in my last book. 



If you throw light on the want of geological time, may 

 honour, eternal glory and blessings crowd thick on your 

 head. — Yours most sincerely, Ch. Darwin. 



I forgot to say that I wrote to Dr. M. to say that I 

 should not soon be in London, and that, of all things in 

 the world, I hate most the bother of sitting for photo- 

 graphs, so I declined with many apologies. I have recently 

 refused several applications. 



9 St. Mark's Crescent, N.W. January 22, 1870. 



Dear Darwin, — My paper on Geological Time having 

 been in type nearly two months, and not knowing when 

 it will appear, I have asked for a proof to send you, Hux- 

 ley and Lyell. The latter part only contains what I think 



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