360 SPREAD OF EVOLUTION. [l86l. 



the derivation of languages, and that of species or forms, 

 stand on the same foundation, and that he must allow the 

 latter if he allows the former, which I tell him is perfectly 

 logical." 



Is not this marvellous ? 



Ever yours, 



C. DARWIN. 



C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker. 



Down, Feb. 4 [1861]. 



MY DEAR HOOKER, I was delighted to get your long 

 chatty letter, and to hear that you are thawing towards 

 science. I almost wish you had remained frozen rather 

 longer ; but do not thaw too quickly and strongly. No one 

 can work long as you used to do. Be idle ; but I am a 

 pretty man to preach, for I cannot be idle, much as I wish it, 

 and am never comfortable except when at work. The word 

 holiday is written in a dead language for me, and much I 

 grieve at it. We thank you sincerely for your kind sympathy 



about poor H. [his daughter] She has now come up to 



her old point, and can sometimes get up for an hour or two 

 twice a day .... Never to look to the future or as little as 

 possible is becoming our rule of life. What a different thing 

 life was in youth with no dread in the future ; all golden, it 

 baseless, hopes. 



.... With respect to the ' Natural History Review ' I can 

 hardly think that ladies would be so very sensitive about 

 "lizards' guts;" but the publication is at present certainly 

 a sort of hybrid, and original illustrated papers ought hardly 

 to appear in a review. I doubt its ever paying ; but I shall 

 much regret if it dies. All that you say seems very sensible, 

 but could a review in the strict sense of the word be filled 

 with readable matter ? 



I have been doing little, except finishing the new edition 



