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say with truth that in after years, though I cared in 

 the highest degree for the approbation of such men as 

 Lyell and Hooker, who were my friends, I did not 

 care much about the general public. I do not mean 

 to say that a favourable review or a large sale of my 

 books did not please me greatly, but the pleasure was 

 a fleeting one, and I am sure that I have never turned 

 one inch out of my course to gain fame. 



From my return to England (October 2, 1836) to my 

 marriage (January 29, 1839). 



These two years and three months were, the most 

 active ones which I ever spent, though I was occasion- 

 ally unwell, and so lost some time. After going back- 

 wards and forwards several times between Shrewsbury, 

 Maer, Cambridge, and London, I settled in lodgings at 

 Cambridge* on December i3th, where all my collec- 

 tions were under the care of Henslow. I stayed here 

 three months, and got my minerals and rocks examined 

 by the aid of Professor Miller. 



I began preparing my ' Journal of Travels,' which 

 was not hard work, as my MS. Journal had been 

 written with care, and my chief labour was making an 

 abstract of my more interesting scientific results. I 

 sent also, at the request of Lyell, a short account of 

 my observations on the elevation of the coast of Chile 

 to the Geological Society. \ 



On March yth, 1837, I took lodgings in Great Marl- 

 borough Street in London, and remained there for 



* In Fitzwilliam Street. 



f ' Geolog. Soc. Proc.'ii. 1838, pp, 446-449. 



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