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of the scope of Darwin’s other works, this is quite beyond 
the bounds of possibility on the present occasion. 34 The 
‘ Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication,’ the 
‘Descent of Man,’ and the ‘Expression of the Emotions,’ 
contain the direct applications of the theory of descent to 
particular groups of phenomena, and the conclusions arrived 
at in some of his other books have a certain bearing on this 
doctrine. The magnitude of his labours can be best esti¬ 
mated by striking out from the list which I have given all 
those works which are directly related to the ‘ Origin of 
Species,’ and there will even then remain a body of researches 
which by themselves would be sufficient to have established 
for Darwin the reputation of being the most active and able 
observer of our time. 
Of the personal character of Darwin, everything that can 
be said by those who knew him has already been expressed, 
and it is impossible to add anything to the weight of their 
testimony. By his intimate acquaintances he was venerated, 
by friend and foe he was alike respected. In conversation, 
which in later life his health prohibited him from maintain¬ 
ing for any length of time, his manner was vivacious and 
often humorous, his features lighting up with expression and 
shedding a genial warmth upon his listeners. When speak¬ 
ing on subjects that lay beyond the sphere of his own studies 
he would ask for and receive information with the most 
profound attention, a& though endeavouring to find some bond 
of connection between facts that were new to him and the 
already vast store of knowledge upon which he was always 
able to draw in illustration of his own remarks. He was 
simplicity personified, and the pretentiousness of professorial 
dignity was quite foreign to his disposition. He liked to be 
received in the character of the country squire rather than 
as the author of the ‘ Origin of Species.’ I remember how 
34 An excellent account of Darwin’s scientific work appears in the 
current (January) number of the ‘ Century,’ from the pen of Mr. 
"Wallace. Those who wish to acquire a concise and sound idea of the 
doctrine of evolution cannot do better than consult Mr. Romanes’ little 
work in ‘ Nature’ Series, Macmillan & Co., 1882. 
