Hookertookthelineofcompleteimpartiality，soasnottocommitLindley。）averygoodone，andwassomuchstruckwithitthatIsentittoLyell。ButIassumed，asamatterofcourse，thatitwasLindley’s。NowthatIknowitisyours，Ihavere—readit，and，mykindandgoodfriend，ithaswarmedmyheartwithallthehonourableandnoblethingsyousayofmeandit。IwasagooddealsurprisedatLindleyhittingonsomeoftheremarks，butIneverdreamedofyou。Iadmireditchieflyassowelladaptedtotellonthereadersofthe’Gardeners’Chronicle’;butnowI
　　admireditinanotherspirit。Farewell，withheartythanks……Lyellisgoingatmanwithanaudacitythatfrightensme。Itisagoodjoke;heusedalwaystocautionmetoslipoverman。
　　[Inthe"Gardeners’Chronicle"，January21，1860，appearedashortletterfrommyfatherwhichwascalledforthbyMr。Westwood’scommunicationtothepreviousnumberofthejournal，inwhichcertainphenomenaofcross—
　　breedingarediscussedinrelationtothe’OriginofSpecies。’Mr。
　　Westwoodwroteinreply（February11）andadducedfurtherevidenceagainstthedoctrineofdescent，suchastheidentityofthefiguresofostrichesontheancient"Egyptianrecords，"withthebirdaswenowknowit。Thecorrespondenceishardlyworthmentioning，exceptasoneoftheveryfewcasesinwhichmyfatherwasenticedintoanythingresemblingacontroversy。]
　　ASAGRAYTOJ。D。HOOKER。
　　Cambridge，Mass。，January5th，1860。
　　MydearHooker，Yourlastletter，whichreachedmejustbeforeChristmas，hasgotmislaidduringtheupturningsinmystudywhichtakeplaceatthatseason，andhasnotyetbeendiscovered。Ishouldbeverysorrytoloseit，fortherewereinitsomebotanicalmems。whichIhadnotsecured……
　　TheprincipalpartofyourletterwashighlaudationofDarwin’sbook。
　　Well，thebookhasreachedme，andIfinisheditscarefulperusalfourdaysago;andIfreelysaythatyourlaudationisnotoutofplace。
　　ItisdoneinaMASTERLYMANNER。Itmightwellhavetakentwentyyearstoproduceit。Itiscrammedfullofmostinterestingmatter——thoroughlydigested——wellexpressed——close，cogent，andtakenasasystemitmakesoutabettercasethanIhadsupposedpossible……
　　Agassiz，whenIsawhimlast，hadreadbutapartofit。HesaysitisPOOR——VERYPOOR！！（entrenous）。Thefact[is]heisverymuchannoyedbyit，……andIdonotwonderatit。TobringallIDEALsystemswithinthedomainofscience，andgivegoodphysicalornaturalexplanationsofallhiscapitalpoints，isasbadastohaveForbestaketheglaciermaterials……andgivescientificexplanationofallthephenomena。
　　TellDarwinallthis。IwillwritetohimwhenIgetachance。AsIhavepromised，heandyoushallhavefair—playhere……ImustmyselfwriteareviewofDarwin’sbookfor’Silliman’sJournal’（themoresothatI
　　suspectAgassizmeanstocomeoutuponit）forthenext（March）No。，andI
　　amnowsettingaboutit（whenIoughttobeeverymomentworkingtheExpl[oring]ExpeditionCompositae，whichIknowfarmoreabout）。Andreallyitisnoeasyjob，asyoumaywellimagine。
　　IdoubtifIshallpleaseyoualtogether。IknowIshallnotpleaseAgassizatall。IhearanotherreprintisinthePress，andthebookwillexcitemuchattentionhere，andsomecontroversy……
　　CHARLESDARWINTOASAGRAY。
　　Down，January28th[1860]。
　　MydearGray，Hookerhasforwardedtomeyourlettertohim;andIcannotexpresshowdeeplyithasgratifiedme。Toreceivetheapprovalofamanwhomonehaslongsincerelyrespected。Andwhosejudgmentandknowledgearemostuniversallyadmitted，isthehighestrewardanauthorcanpossiblywishfor;andIthankyouheartilyforyourmostkindexpressions。
　　Ihavebeenabsentfromhomeforafewdays，andsocouldnotearlieransweryourlettertomeofthe10thofJanuary。Youhavebeenextremelykindtotakesomuchtroubleandinterestabouttheedition。Ithasbeenamistakeofmypublishernotthinkingofsendingoverthesheets。Ihadentirelyandutterlyforgottenyourofferofreceivingthesheetsasprintedoff。ButImustnotblamemypublisher，forhadIrememberedyourmostkindofferIfeelprettysureIshouldnothavetakenadvantageofit;
　　forIneverdreamedofmybookbeingsosuccessfulwithgeneralreaders;I
　　believeIshouldhavelaughedattheideaofsendingthesheetstoAmerica。
　　（InalettertoMr。Murray，1860，myfatherwrote:——"IamamusedbyAsaGray’saccountoftheexcitementmybookhasmadeamongstnaturalistsintheUnitedStates。Agassizhasdenounceditinanewspaper，butyetinsuchtermsthatitisinfactafineadvertisement！"ThisseemstorefertoalecturegivenbeforetheMercantileLibraryAssociation。）
　　Aftermuchconsideration，andonthestrongadviceofLyellandothers，I
　　haveresolvedtoleavethepresentbookasitis（exceptingcorrectingerrors，orhereandthereinsertingshortsentences）andtouseallmystrength，WHICHISBUTLITTLE，tobringoutthefirstpart（formingaseparatevolumewithindex，etc。）ofthethreevolumeswhichwillmakemybiggerwork;sothatIamveryunwillingtotakeuptimeinmakingcorrectionsforanAmericanedition。Ienclosealistofafewcorrectionsinthesecondreprint，whichyouwillhavereceivedbythistimecomplete，andIcouldsendfourorfivecorrectionsoradditionsofequallysmallimportance，orratherofequalbrevity。IalsointendtowriteaSHORT
　　prefacewithabriefhistoryofthesubject。TheseIwillsetabout，astheymustsomedaybedone，andIwillsendthemtoyouinashorttime——
　　thefewcorrectionsfirst，andtheprefaceafterwards，unlessIhearthatyouhavegivenupallideaofaseparateedition。YouwillthenbeabletojudgewhetheritisworthhavingtheneweditionwithYOURREVIEWPREFIXED。
　　Whateverbethenatureofyourreview，IassureyouIshouldfeelitaGREAThonourtohavemybookthuspreceded……
　　ASAGRAYTOCHARLESDARWIN。
　　Cambridge，January23rd，1860。
　　MydearDarwin，Youhavemyhurriedlettertellingyouofthearrivaloftheremainderofthesheetsofthereprint，andofthestirIhadmadeforareprintinBoston。Well，alllookedprettywell，when，lo，wefoundthatasecondNewYorkpublishinghousehadannouncedareprintalso！IwrotethentobothNewYorkpublishers，askingthemtogivewaytotheAUTHORandhisreprintofarevisededition。IgotananswerfromtheHarpersthattheywithdraw——fromtheAppletonsthattheyhadgotthebookOUT（andthenextdayIsawacopy）;butthat，"iftheworkshouldhaveanyconsiderablesale，wecertainlyshallbedisposedtopaytheauthorreasonablyandliberally。"
　　TheAppletonsbeingthusoutwiththeirreprint，theBostonhousedeclinedtogoon。SoIwrotetotheAppletonstakingthemattheirword，offeringtoaidtheirreprint，togivethemtheuseofthealterationsintheLondonreprint，assoonasIfindoutwhattheyare，etc。etc。AndIsentthemthefirstleaf，andaskedthemtoinsertintheirfutureissuetheadditionalmatterfromButler（AquotationfromButler’s’Analogy，’ontheuseofthewordnatural，whichinthesecondeditionisplacedwiththepassagesfromWhewellandBacononpageii，oppositethetitle—page。），whichtellsjustright。Sotherethematterstands。IfyoufurnishanymatterinadvanceoftheLondonthirdedition，Iwillmakethempayforit。
　　Imaygetsomethingforyou。Allgotiscleargain;butitwillnotbeverymuch，Isuppose。
　　Suchlittlenoticesinthepapershereashaveyetappearedarequitehandsomeandconsiderate。
　　IhopenextweektogetprintedsheetsofmyreviewfromNewHaven，andsend[them]toyou，andwillaskyoutopassthemontoDr。Hooker。
　　Tofulfilyourrequest，IoughttotellyouwhatIthinktheweakest，andwhatthebest，partofyourbook。Butthisisnoteasy，nortobedoneinawordortwo。TheBESTPART，Ithink，istheWHOLE，i。e。，itsPLANandTREATMENT，thevastamountoffactsandacuteinferenceshandledasifyouhadaperfectmasteryofthem。Idonotthinktwentyyearstoomuchtimetoproducesuchabookin。
　　Styleclearandgood，butnowandthenwantsrevisionforlittlematters（page97，self—fertilisesITSELF，etc。）。
　　Thenyourcandouriswortheverythingtoyourcause。Itisrefreshingtofindapersonwithanewtheorywhofranklyconfessesthathefindsdifficulties，insurmountable，atleastforthepresent。Iknowsomepeoplewhoneverhaveanydifficultiestospeakof。
　　ThemomentIunderstoodyourpremisses，Ifeltsureyouhadarealfoundationtoholdon。Well，ifoneadmitsyourpremisses，Idonotseehowheistostopshortofyourconclusions，asaprobablehypothesisatleast。
　　Itnaturallyhappensthatmyreviewofyourbookdoesnotexhibitanythinglikethefullforceoftheimpressionthebookhasmadeuponme。UnderthecircumstancesIsupposeIdoyourtheorymoregoodhere，bybespeakingforitafairandfavourableconsideration，andbystandingnon—committedastoitsfullconclusions，thanIshouldifIannouncedmyselfaconvert;norcouldIsaythelatter，withtruth。
　　Well，whatseemstometheweakestpointinthebookistheattempttoaccountfortheformationoforgans，themakingofeyes，etc。，bynaturalselection。SomeofthisreadsquiteLamarckian。
　　ThechapteronHYBRIDISMisnotaWEAK，butaSTRONGchapter。Youhavedonewondersthere。Butstillyouhavenotaccounted，asyoumaybeheldtoaccount，fordivergenceuptoacertainextentproducingincreasedfertilityofthecrosses，butcarriedoneshortalmostimperceptiblestepmore，givingrisetosterility，orreversingthetendency。Verylikelyyouareontherighttrack;butyouhavesomethingtodoyetinthatdepartment。
　　Enoughforthepresent……Iamnotinsensibletoyourcompliments，theveryhighcomplimentwhichyoupaymeinvaluingmyopinion。YouevidentlythinkmoreofitthanI
　　do，thoughfromthewayIwrite[to]you，andespecially[to]Hooker，thismightnotbeinferredfromthereadingofmyletters。
　　IamfreetosaythatIneverlearntsomuchfromonebookasIhavefromyours，thereremainathousandthingsIlongtosayaboutit。
　　Everyours，ASAGRAY。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOASAGRAY。
　　[February？1860]……NowIwilljustrunthroughsomepointsinyourletter。Whatyousayaboutmybookgratifiesmemostdeeply，andIwishIcouldfeelallwasdeservedbyme。Iquitethinkareviewfromaman，whoisnotanentireconvert，iffairandmoderatelyfavourable，isinallrespectsthebestkindofreview。AbouttheweakpointsIagree。Theeyetothisdaygivesmeacoldshudder，butwhenIthinkofthefineknowngradations，myreasontellsmeIoughttoconquerthecoldshudder。
　　PraykindlyrememberandtellProf。WymanhowverygratefulIshouldbeforanyhints，information，orcriticisms。Ihavethehighestrespectforhisopinion。IamsosorryaboutDana’shealth。Ihavealreadyaskedhimtopaymeavisit。
　　Farewell，youhavelaidmeunderaloadofobligation——notthatIfeelitaload。Itisthehighestpossiblegratificationtometothinkthatyouhavefoundmybookworthreadingandreflection;foryouandthreeothersI
　　putdowninmyownmindasthejudgeswhoseopinionsIshouldvaluemostofall。
　　MydearGray，yoursmostsincerely，C。DARWIN。
　　P。S。——Ifeelprettysure，frommyownexperience，thatifyouareledbyyourstudiestokeepthesubjectoftheoriginofspeciesbeforeyourmind，youwillgofurtherandfurtherinyourbelief。Ittookmelongyears，andIassureyouIamastonishedattheimpressionmybookhasmadeonmanyminds。Ifeartwentyyearsago，Ishouldnothavebeenhalfascandidandopentoconviction。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOJ。D。HOOKER。
　　Down，[January31st，1860]。
　　MydearHooker，Ihaveresolvedtopublishalittlesketchoftheprogressofopiniononthechangeofspecies。WillyouorMrs。HookerdomethefavourtocopyONEsentenceoutofNaudin’spaperinthe’RevueHorticole，’1852，page103，namely，thatonhisprincipleofFinalite。Canyouletmehaveitsoon，withthoseconfoundeddashesoverthevowelsputincarefully？AsaGray，Ibelieve，isgoingtogetasecondeditionofmybook，andIwanttosendthislittleprefaceovertohimsoon。IdidnotthinkofthenecessityofhavingNaudin’ssentenceonfinality，otherwiseIwouldhavecopiedit。
　　Yoursaffectionately，C。DARWIN。
　　P。S。——IshallendbyjustalludingtoyourAustralianFloraIntroduction。
　　Whatwasthedateofpublication:December1859，orJanuary1860？Pleaseanswerthis。
　　MyprefacewillalsodofortheFrenchedition，whichIBELIEVE，isagreedon。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOJ。D。HOOKER。
　　February[1860]……Asthe’Origin’nowstands，Harvey’s（WilliamHenryHarveywasdescendedfromaQuakerfamilyofYoughal，andwasborninFebruary，1811，atSummerville，acountryhouseonthebanksoftheShannon。HediedatTorquayin1866。In1835，HarveywenttoAfrica（TableBay）topursuehisbotanicalstudies，theresultsofwhichweregiveninhis’GeneraofSouthAfricanPlants。’In1838，ill—healthcompelledhimtoobtainleaveofabsence，andreturntoEnglandforatime;in1840hereturnedtoCapeTown，tobeagaincompelledbyillnesstoleave。In1843heobtainedtheappointmentofBotanicalProfessoratTrinityCollege，Dublin。In1854，1855，and1856hevisitedAustralia，NewZealand，theFriendlyandFijiIslands。In1857Dr。Harveyreachedhome，andwasappointedthesuccessorofProfessorAllmantotheChairofBotanyinDublinUniversity。Hewasauthorofseveralbotanicalworks，principallyonAlgae。——（FromaMemoirpublishedin1869。））isagoodhitagainstmytalkingsomuchoftheinsensiblyfinegradations;andcertainlyithasastonishedmethatI
　　shouldbepeltedwiththefact，thatIhadnotallowedabruptandgreatenoughvariationsundernature。Itwouldtakeagooddealmoreevidencetomakemeadmitthatformshaveoftenchangedbysaltum。
　　HaveyouseenWollaston’sattackinthe’Annals’？（’AnnalsandMagazineofNaturalHistory，’1860。）Thestonesarebeginningtofly。ButTheologyhasmoretodowiththesetwoattacksthanScience……
　　[IntheaboveletterapaperbyHarveyinthe"Gardeners’Chronicle"，February18，1860，isalludedto。HedescribesacaseofmonstrosityinBegoniafrigida，inwhichthe"sport"differedsomuchfromanormalBegoniathatitmighthaveservedasthetypeofadistinctnaturalorder。
　　Harveygoesontoarguethatsuchacaseishostiletothetheoryofnaturalselection，accordingtowhichchangesarenotsupposedtotakeplacepersaltum，andaddsthat"afewsuchcaseswouldoverthrowit[Mr。
　　Darwin’shypothesis]altogether。"Inthefollowingnumberofthe"Gardeners’Chronicle"SirJ。D。HookershowedthatDr。HarveyhadmisconceivedthebearingoftheBegoniacase，whichhefurthershowedtobebynomeanscalculatedtoshakethevalidityofthedoctrineofmodificationbymeansofnaturalselection。MyfathermentionstheBegoniacaseinalettertoLyell（February18，1860）:——
　　"Isendbythispostanattackinthe"Gardeners’Chronicle"，byHarvey（afirst—rateBotanist，asyouprobablyknow）。Itseemstomeratherstrange;
　　heassumesthepermanenceofmonsters，whereas，monstersaregenerallysterile，andnotofteninheritable。Butgranthiscase，itcomesthatI
　　havebeentoocautiousinnotadmittinggreatandsuddenvariations。HereagaincomesinthemischiefofmyABSTRACT。InthefullerMS。Ihavediscussedaparallelcaseofanormalfishlikethemonstrousgold—fish。"
　　WithreferencetoSirJ。D。Hooker’sreply，myfatherwrote:]
　　Down，[February26th，1860]。
　　MydearHooker，YouranswertoHarveyseemstomeADMIRABLYgood。Youwouldhavemadeagiganticfortuneasabarrister。WhatanomissionofHarvey’saboutthegraduatedstateoftheflowers！ButwhatstrikesmemostisthatsurelyI
　　oughttoknowmyownbookbest，yet，byJove，youhavebroughtforwardeversomanyargumentswhichIdidnotthinkof！Yourreferencetoclassification（viz。IpresumetosuchcasesasAspicarpa）isEXCELLENT，forthemonstrousBegonianodoubtinalldetailswouldbeBegonia。Ididnotthinkofthis，noroftheRETROGRADEstepfromseparatedsexestoanhermaphroditestate;norofthelessenedfertilityofthemonster。Prohpudortome。
　　TheworldwouldsaywhatalawyerhasbeenlostinaMEREbotanist！
　　Farewell，mydearmasterinmyownsubject，Yoursaffectionately，C。DARWIN。
　　IamsoheartilypleasedtoseethatyouapproveofthechapteronClassification。
　　IwonderwhatHarveywillsay。Butnoonehardly，Ithink，isableatfirsttoseewhenheisbeateninanargument。
　　[Thefollowinglettersrefertothefirsttranslation（1860）ofthe’OriginofSpecies’intoGerman，whichwassuperintendedbyH。G。Bronn，agoodzoologistandpalaeontologist，whowasatthetimeatFreiburg，butafterwardsProfessoratHeidelberg。Ihavebeentoldthatthetranslationwasnotasuccess，itremainedanobvioustranslation，andwascorrespondinglyunpleasanttoread。Bronnaddedtothetranslationanappendixofthedifficultiesthatoccurredtohim。Forinstance，howcannaturalselectionaccountfordifferencesbetweenspecies，whenthesedifferencesappeartobeofnoservicetotheirpossessors;e。g。，thelengthoftheearsandtail，orthefoldsintheenameloftheteethofvariousspeciesofrodents？Krause，inhisbook，’CharlesDarwin，’page91，criticisesBronn’sconductinthismanner，butitwillbeseenthatmyfatheractuallysuggestedtheadditionofBronn’sremarks。AmoreseriouschargeagainstBronnmadebyKrause（op。cit。page87）isthatheleftoutpassagesofwhichhedidnotapprove，as，forinstance，thepassage（’Origin，’firstedition，page488）"Lightwillbethrownontheoriginofmanandhishistory。"Ihavenoevidenceastowhethermyfatherdidordidnotknowofthesealterations。]
　　CHARLESDARWINTOH。G。BRONN。
　　Down，February4[1860]。
　　DearandmuchhonouredSir，Ithankyousincerelyforyourmostkindletter;Ifearedthatyouwouldmuchdisapproveofthe’Origin，’andIsentittoyoumerelyasamarkofmysincererespect。IshallreadwithmuchinterestyourworkontheproductionsofIslandswheneverIreceiveit。Ithankyoucordiallyforthenoticeinthe’NeuesJahrbuchfurMineralogie，’andstillmoreforspeakingtoSchweitzerbartaboutatranslation;forIammostanxiousthatthegreatandintellectualGermanpeopleshouldknowsomethingaboutmybook。
　　IhavetoldmypublishertosendimmediatelyacopyoftheNEW（Secondedition。）editiontoSchweitzerbart，andIhavewrittentoSchweitzerbartthatIgaveupallrighttoprofitformyself，sothatIhopeatranslationwillappear。Ifearthatthebookwillbedifficulttotranslate，andifyoucouldadviseSchweitzerbartaboutaGOODtranslator，itwouldbeofverygreatservice。Stillmore，ifyouwouldrunyoureyeoverthemoredifficultpartsofthetranslation;butthisistoogreatafavourtoexpect。Ifeelsurethatitwillbedifficulttotranslate，frombeingsomuchcondensed。
　　AgainIthankyouforyournobleandgeneroussympathy，andIremain，withentirerespect，Yours，trulyobliged，C。DARWIN。
　　P。S。——Theneweditionhassomefewcorrections，andIwillsendinMS。someadditionalcorrections，andashorthistoricalpreface，toSchweitzerbart。
　　HowinterestingyoucouldmaketheworkbyEDITING（Idonotmeantranslating）thework，andappendingnotesofREFUTATIONorconfirmation。
　　ThebookhassoldsoverylargelyinEngland，thataneditorwould，I
　　think，makeprofitbythetranslation。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOH。G。BRONN。
　　Down，February14[1860]。
　　MydearandmuchhonouredSir，Ithankyoucordiallyforyourextremekindnessinsuperintendingthetranslation。Ihavementionedthistosomeeminentscientificmen，andtheyallagreethatyouhavedoneanobleandgenerousservice。IfIamprovedquitewrong，yetIcomfortmyselfinthinkingthatmybookmaydosomegood，astruthcanonlybeknownbyrisingvictoriousfromeveryattack。Ithankyoualsomuchforthereview，andforthekindmannerinwhichyouspeakofme。IsendwiththislettersomecorrectionsandadditionstoM。Schweitzerbart，andashorthistoricalpreface。IamnotmuchacquaintedwithGermanauthors，asIreadGermanveryslowly;
　　thereforeIdonotknowwhetheranyGermanshaveadvocatedsimilarviewswithmine;iftheyhave，wouldyoudomethefavourtoinsertafoot—notetothepreface？M。Schweitzerbarthasnowthereprintreadyforatranslatortobegin。Severalscientificmenhavethoughttheterm"NaturalSelection"good，becauseitsmeaningisNOTobvious，andeachmancouldnotputonithisowninterpretation，andbecauseitatonceconnectsvariationunderdomesticationandnature。IsthereanyanalogoustermusedbyGermanbreedersofanimals？"Adelung，"ennobling，would，perhaps，betoometaphysical。Itisfollyinme，butIcannothelpdoubtingwhether"WahlderLebensweise"expressesmynotion。ItleavestheimpressiononmymindoftheLamarckiandoctrine（whichIreject）ofhabitsoflifebeingall—
　　important。Manhasaltered，andthusimprovedtheEnglishrace—horsebySELECTINGsuccessivefleeterindividuals;andIbelieve，owingtothestruggleforexistence，thatsimilarSLIGHTvariationsinawildhorse，IF
　　ADVANTAGEOUSTOIT，wouldbeSELECTEDorPRESERVEDbynature;henceNaturalSelection。ButIapologisefortroublingyouwiththeseremarksontheimportanceofchoosinggoodGermantermsfor"NaturalSelection。"Withmyheartfeltthanks，andwithsincererespect，Iremain，dearSir，yoursverysincerely，CHARLESDARWIN。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOH。G。BRONN。
　　Down，July14[1860]。
　　DearandhonouredSir，Onmyreturnhome，afteranabsenceofsometime，Ifoundthetranslationofthethirdpart（TheGermantranslationwaspublishedinthreepamphlet—
　　likenumbers。）ofthe’Origin，’andIhavebeendelightedtoseeafinalchapterofcriticismsbyyourself。Ihavereadthefirstfewparagraphsandfinalparagraph，andamperfectlycontented，indeedmorethancontented，withthegenerousandcandidspiritwithwhichyouhaveconsideredmyviews。Youspeakwithtoomuchpraiseofmywork。Ishall，ofcourse，carefullyreadthewholechapter;butthoughIcanreaddescriptivebookslikeGaertner’sprettyeasily，whenanyreasoningcomesin，IfindGermanexcessivelydifficulttounderstand。AtsomeFUTUREtimeIshouldverymuchliketohearhowmybookhasbeenreceivedinGermany，andImostsincerelyhopeM。Schweitzerbartwillnotlosemoneybythepublication。MostofthereviewshavebeenbitterlyopposedtomeinEngland，yetIhavemadesomeconverts，andSEVERALnaturalistswhowouldnotbelieveinawordofit，arenowcomingslightlyround，andadmitthatnaturalselectionmayhavedonesomething。Thisgivesmehopethatmorewillultimatelycomeroundtoacertainextenttomyviews。
　　Ishalleverconsidermyselfdeeplyindebtedtoyoufortheimmenseserviceandhonourwhichyouhaveconferredonmeinmakingtheexcellenttranslationofmybook。Praybelieveme，withmostsincererespect，DearSir，yoursgratefully，CHARLESDARWIN。
　　CHARLESDARWINTOC。LYELL。
　　Down，[February12th，1860]……IthinkitwasagreatpitythatHuxleywastedsomuchtimeinthelectureonthepreliminaryremarks;……buthislectureseemedtomeveryfineandverybold。Ihaveremonstrated（andheagrees）againsttheimpressionthathewouldleave，thatsterilitywasauniversalandinfalliblecriterionofspecies。
　　Youwill，Iamsure，makeagranddiscussiononman。IamsogladtohearthatyouandLadyLyellwillcomehere。Prayfixyourowntime;andifitdidnotsuituswewouldsayso。Wecouldthendiscussmanwell……
　　HowmuchIowetoyouandHooker！IdonotsupposeIshouldhardlyeverhavepublishedhaditnotbeenforyou。
　　[ThelecturereferredtointhelastletterwasgivenattheRoyalInstitution，February10，1860。ThefollowingletterwaswritteninreplytoMr。Huxley’srequestforinformationaboutbreeding，hybridisation，etc。
　　Itisofinterestasgivingavividretrospectofthewriter’sexperienceonthesubject。]
　　CHARLESDARWINTOT。H。HUXLEY。
　　Ilkley，Yorks，November27[1859]。
　　MydearHuxley，Gartnergrand，Kolreutergrand，butpapersscatteredthroughmanyvolumesandverylengthy。Ihadtomakeanabstractofthewhole。Herbert’svolumeonAmaryllidaceaeverygood，andtwoexcellentpapersinthe’HorticulturalJournal。’Foranimals，noresumetobetrustedatall;
　　factsaretobecollectedfromalloriginalsources。（ThiscautionisexemplifiedinthefollowingextractfromanearlierlettertoProfessorHuxley:——"Theinaccuracyoftheblessedgang（ofwhichIamone）ofcompilerspassesallbounds。MONSTERShavefrequentlybeendescribedashybridswithoutatittleofevidence。Imustgiveoneothercasetoshowhowwejollyfellowswork。ABelgianBaron（Iforgethisnameatthismoment）crossedtwodistinctgeeseandgotSEVENhybrids，whichheprovedsubsequentlytobequitesterile;well，compilerthefirst，Chevreul，saysthatthehybridswerepropagatedforSEVENgenerationsinterse。Compilersecond（Morton）mistakestheFrenchname，andgivesLatinnamesfortwomoredistinctgeese，andsaysCHEVREULhimselfpropagatedtheminterseforsevengenerations;andthelatterstatementiscopiedfrombooktobook。"）
　　IfearmyMS。forthebiggerbook（twiceorthriceaslongasinpresentbook），withallreferences，wouldbeillegible，butitwouldsaveyouinfinitelabour;ofcourseIwouldgladlylendit，butIhavenocopy，socarewouldhavetobetakenofit。Butmyaccursedhandwritingwouldbefatal，Ifear。
　　Aboutbreeding，Iknowofnoonebook。IdidnotthinkwellofLowe，butI
　　cannamenonebetter。YouattIlookatasafarbetterandMOREPRACTICAL
　　authority;butthenhisviewsandfactsarescatteredthroughthreeorfourthickvolumes。IhavepickedupmostbyreadingreallynumberlessspecialtreatisesandALLagriculturalandhorticulturaljournals;butitisaworkoflongyears。THEDIFFICULTYISTOKNOWWHATTOTRUST。Nooneortwostatementsareworthafarthing;thefactsaresocomplicated。IhopeandthinkIhavebeenreallycautiousinwhatIstateonthissubject，althoughallthatIhavegiven，asyet，isFARtoobriefly。Ihavefounditveryimportantassociatingwithfanciersandbreeders。Forinstance，IsatoneeveninginaginpalaceintheBoroughamongstasetofpigeonfanciers，whenitwashintedthatMr。BullhadcrossedhisPouterswithRuntstogainsize;andifyouhadseenthesolemn，themysterious，andawfulshakesoftheheadwhichallthefanciersgaveatthisscandalousproceeding，youwouldhaverecognisedhowlittlecrossinghashadtodowithimprovingbreeds，andhowdangerousforendlessgenerationstheprocesswas。Allthiswasbroughthomefarmorevividlythanbypagesofmerestatements，etc。ButIamscribblingfoolishly。Ireallydonotknowhowtoadviseaboutgettingupfactsonbreedingandimprovingbreeds。GotoShowsisoneway。ReadALLtreatisesonanyONEdomesticanimal，andbelievenothingwithoutlargelyconfirmed。ForyourlecturesIcangiveyouafewamusinganecdotesandsentences，ifyouwanttomaketheaudiencelaugh。
　　Ithankyouparticularlyfortellingmewhatnaturaliststhink。Ifwecanoncemakeacompactsetofbelieversweshallintimeconquer。IamEMINENTLYgladRamseyisonourside，forheis，inmyopinion，afirst—
　　rategeologist。Isenthimacopy。Ihopehegotit。IshallbeverycurioustohearwhetheranyeffecthasbeenproducedonPrestwich;Isenthimacopy，notasafriend，butowingtoasentenceortwoinsomepaper，whichmademesuspecthewasdoubting。
　　Rev。C。Kingsleyhasamindtocomeround。Quatrefageswritesthathegoessomelongwaywithme;saysheexhibiteddiagramslikemine。Withmostheartythanks，Yoursverytired，C。DARWIN。
　　[IgivetheconclusionofProfessorHuxley’slecture，asbeingoneoftheearliest，aswellasoneofthemosteloquentofhisutterancesinsupportofthe’OriginofSpecies’:
　　"Ihavesaidthatthemanofscienceisthesworninterpreterofnatureinthehighcourtofreason。Butofwhatavailishishonestspeech，ifignoranceistheassessorofthejudge，andprejudicetheforemanofthejury？Ihardlyknowofagreatphysicaltruth，whoseuniversalreceptionhasnotbeenprecededbyanepochinwhichmostestimablepersonshavemaintainedthatthephenomenainvestigatedweredirectlydependentontheDivineWill，andthattheattempttoinvestigatethemwasnotonlyfutile，butblasphemous。Andthereisawonderfultenacityoflifeaboutthissortofoppositiontophysicalscience。Crushedandmaimedineverybattle，ityetseemsnevertobeslain;andafterahundreddefeatsitisatthisdayasrampant，thoughhappilynotsomischievous，asinthetimeofGalileo。
　　"Buttothosewhoselifeisspent，touseNewton’snoblewords，inpickinguphereapebbleandthereapebbleontheshoresofthegreatoceanoftruth——whowatch，daybyday，theslowbutsureadvanceofthatmightytide，bearingonitsbosomthethousandtreasureswherewithmanennoblesandbeautifieshislife——itwouldbelaughable，ifitwerenotsosad，toseethelittleCanutesofthehourenthronedinsolemnstate，biddingthatgreatwavetostay，andthreateningtocheckitsbeneficentprogress。Thewaverisesandtheyfly;but，unlikethebraveoldDane，theylearnnolessonofhumility:thethroneispitchedatwhatseemsasafedistance，andthefollyisrepeated。
　　"Surelyitisthedutyofthepublictodiscourageanythingofthiskind，todiscreditthesefoolishmeddlerswhothinktheydotheAlmightyaservicebypreventingathoroughstudyofHisworks。
　　"TheOriginofSpeciesisnotthefirst，anditwillnotbethelast，ofthegreatquestionsbornofscience，whichwilldemandsettlementfromthisgeneration。Thegeneralmindisseethingstrangely，andtothosewhowatchthesignsofthetimes，itseemsplainthatthisnineteenthcenturywillseerevolutionsofthoughtandpracticeasgreatasthosewhichthesixteenthwitnessed。Throughwhattrialsandsoreconteststhecivilisedworldwillhavetopassinthecourseofthisnewreformation，whocantell？
　　"ButIverilybelievethatcomewhatwill，thepartwhichEnglandmayplayinthebattleisagrandandanobleone。Shemayprovetotheworldthat，foronepeople，atanyrate，despotismanddemagogyarenotthenecessaryalternativesofgovernment;thatfreedomandorderarenotincompatible;
　　thatreverenceisthehandmaidofknowledge;thatfreediscussionisthelifeoftruth，andoftrueunityinanation。
　　"WillEnglandplaythispart？Thatdependsuponhowyou，thepublic，dealwithscience。Cherishher，venerateher，followhermethodsfaithfullyandimplicitlyintheirapplicationtoallbranchesofhumanthought，andthefutureofthispeoplewillbegreaterthanthepast。
　　"Listentothosewhowouldsilenceandcrushher，andIfearourchildrenwillseethegloryofEnglandvanishinglikeArthurinthemist;theywillcrytoolatethewofulcryofGuinever:——
　　’Itwasmydutytohavelovedthehighest;
　　ItsurelywasmyprofithadIknown;
　　ItwouldhavebeenmypleasurehadIseen。’"]