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nearly half a century, when I killed some on my 

 father-in-law's land in Staffordshire. 



I hope that you are well and strong and do not 

 give up all your time to shooting. Pray tell Mrs. 

 Eomanes, if you turn idle, I shall say it is her fault, 

 and being an old man, shall scold her. But you 

 have done too splendid work to turn idle, so I need 

 not fear, and shall never have audaciously to scold 

 Mrs. Eomanes. But I am writing great rubbish. 

 You refer to some Zoological station on your coast, 

 and I now remember seeing something about it, and 

 that more money was wanted for apparatus, there- 

 fore I send a cheque of 51. 5s. just to show my 

 goodwill. 



Yours very sincerely, 



Ch. Darwin. 



We went to the Lakes for three weeks to Conis- 

 ton, and the scenery gave me more pleasure than I 

 thought my soul, or whatever remains of it, was 

 capable of feeling. We saw Buskin several times, 

 and he was uncommonly pleasant. 



To C. Darwin, Esq. 



November 5, 1880. 



I was sorry to hear on my return from Scotland 

 that I had missed the pleasure of a call from you, 

 and also to hear from Mr. Teesdale to-day that you 

 had returned to Down, owing, he fears, to the alarm- 

 ing condition of Miss Wedgwood. I trust, however, 

 that her state of health may not be so serious as he 

 apprehends. 



