A bee’s sting always remains behind.
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A bee’s sting always remains behind.
Arrangements for sending Quiz.
Quiz has been sent off to Down.
JBI will leave for Scotland on Monday.
Reports on a bird, offspring of a male mule between a canary and greenfinch, and a hen canary.
Family news.
About Quiz and [Horace Darwin’s] health.
Asks whether CD has tried W. B. Tegetmeier’s beehives.
News of family and friends.
Saw a white rabbit with black-tipped ears on a moor where only brown ones commonly and black ones occasionally dwell.
Duke of Argyll has been dubbed "Duke Darwinii" by papers.
Large number of toads have been found in railway cuttings; wishes a scientific observer had taken pains to explain where they came from.
Comments on Scottish schools and on the morals of the adult poor.
Explains "Duke Darwinii" reference [in 4283].
Family news.
Writes of Scottish immorality and pious talk.
Suggests a new school for CD’s son [Horace].
Recommends a tutor for CD’s son.
Sends school subscription to CD as treasurer. Hopes Henrietta will assist in teaching there.
Congratulates CD on son’s [George’s] distinction [Second Wrangler] at Cambridge.
Writes about difficulties in which S. J. O. Horsman, curate at Down, has involved himself and others. Horsman has said he would resign. JBI offers to give up his interests in the living at Down.
Further discussion of the difficulties with S. J. O’H. Horsman [curate at Down].
JBI has been charmed with Variation. Does not think there is really any theological difficulty in the "predestination of variation".
The election of 1868.
Remarkable deflection of the plummet observed east of Forres.
Full background on the difficulties of the vicarage of Down.
Describes a supposed cross between a cow and a red deer or doe.
Will try to get more information about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].
The rumours about John Robinson [curate of Down] cause JBI concern. He will seek to get the facts – will try to protect Robinson against malicious rumours, but if he is immoral he must go forthwith.
Hopes Miss [Sarah Elizabeth] Wedgwood will sell part of her land for a parsonage at Down. Recounts his futile efforts to obtain land in the past.
Encloses news item about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].