25O THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES.' [i860. 



P.S. I differ about the Saturday Review* One cannot 

 expect fairness in a reviewer, so I do not complain of all 

 the other arguments besides the ' Geological Record ' being 

 omitted. Some of the remarks about the lapse of years are 

 very good, and the reviewer gives me some good and well- 

 deserved raps confound it. I am sorry to confess the truth : 

 but it does not at all concern the main argument That was 

 a nice notice in the Gardeners' Chronicle. I hope and imagine 

 that Lindley is almost a convert. Do not forget to tell me 

 if Bentham gets at all more staggered. 



With respect to tropical plants during the Glacial period, 

 I throw in your teeth your own facts, at the base of the 

 Himalaya, on the possibility of the co-existence of at least 

 forms of the tropical and temperate regions. I can give a 

 parallel case for animals in Mexico. Oh ! my dearly beloved 

 puny child, how cruel men are to you ! I am very glad you 

 approve of the Geographical chapters. . . . 



, C. Darwin to C. Lyell. 



Down [January 4th, 1860]. 



MY DEAR L. Gardener^ Chronicle returned safe. Thanks 

 for note. I am beyond measure glad that you get more 

 and more roused on the subject of species, for, as I have 

 always said, I am well convinced that your opinions and 

 writings will do far more to convince the world than mine. 

 You will make a grand discussion on man. You are very bold 

 in this, and I honour you. I have been, like you, quite sur- 

 prised at the want of originality in opposed arguments and 

 in favour too. Gwyn Jeffreys attacks me justly in his letter 

 about strictly littoral shells not being often embedded at least 



* Saturday Review, Dec. 24, remarks that, " if a million of cen- 



1859. The hostile arguments of turies, more or less, is needed for 



the reviewer are geological, and he any part of his argument, he feels 



deals especially with the denuda- no scruple in taking them to suit 



tion of the Weald. The reviewer his purpose." 



