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before stated, one of us had perused in 1844, and the con- 
tents of which we had both of us been privy to for many years. 
‘On representing this to Mr. Darwin, he gave us permis- 
sion to make what use we thought proper of his memoir, etc.; 
and in adopting our present course, of presenting it to the 
Linnean Society, we have explained to him that we are not 
solely considering the relative claims to priority of himself 
and his friend, but the interests of science generally; for we 
feel it to be desirable that views founded on a wide deduction 
from facts, and matured by years of reflecting, should con- 
stitute at once a goal from which others may start; and that, 
while the scientific world is waiting for the appearance of 
Mr. Darwin’s complete work, some of the leading results of 
his labours, as well as those of his able correspondent, should 
together be laid before the public. 
“We have the honour to be yours very obediently, 
CHARLES LYELL, 
Jos. D. Hooker.” 
Personality of Darwin.—The personality of Darwin is 
extremely interesting. Of his numerous portraits, the one 
shown in Fig. 119 is less commonly known than those show- 
ing him with a beard and a much furrowed forehead. This 
portrait represents him in middle life, about the time of the 
publication of his Origin of Species. It shows a rather 
typical British face, of marked individuality. Steadiness, 
sincerity, and urbanity are all depicted here. His bluish- 
gray eyes were overshadowed by a projecting ridge and very 
prominent, bushy eyebrows that make his portrait, once seen, 
easily recognized thereafter. In the full-length portraits 
representing him seated, every line in his body shows the quiet, 
philosophical temper for which he was notable. An intimate 
account of his life is contained in the Life and Letters o} 
Charles Darwin (1887) and in More Letters oj Darwin (1903), 
