Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1, page 219 by James Marchant
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My dear Wallace,--We have been here a fortnight, and shall remain here till the beginning of August. I can say nothing good about my health, and I am so weak that I can hardly crawl half a mile from the house; but I hope I may improve, and anyhow the magnificent view of Cader is enjoyable.
I do not know that I have anything to ask Mr. Geach, nor do I suppose I shall be in London till late in the autumn, but I should be particularly obliged, if you have any communication with Mr. Geach, if you would express for me my sincere thanks for his kindness in sending me the very valuable answers on Expression. I wrote some months ago to him in answer to his last letter.
I would ask him to Down, but the fatigue to me of receiving a stranger is something which to you would be utterly unintelligible.
I think I have heard of the scales on butterflies; but there are lots of sexual characters which quite baffle all powers of even conjecture.
You are quite correct, that I felt forced to make all additions to the "Origin" as short as possible.
I am indeed pleased to hear, and fully expected, that your Malay work would be known throughout Europe.
Oh dear! what would I not give for a little more strength to get on with my work.--Ever yours,
C. DARWIN.
I wish that you could have told me that your place in the new Museum was all settled.
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_9 St. Mark's Crescent, N.W. October 20, 1869._
Dear Darwin,--I do not know your son's (Mr. George Darwin's) address at Cambridge. Will you be so good as to forward him the enclosed note begging for a little information?
I was delighted to see the notice in the Academy that you are really going to bring out your book on Man. I anticipate for it an enormous sale, and shall read it with intense interest, although I expect to find in it more to differ from than in any of your other books. Some reasonable and reasoning opponents are now taking the field. I have been writ