Reports splendid cases of "paraheliotropism" which he now believes is one of the commonest movements of plants.

A stock certificate has arrived for FD.

Praises WG’s Creed of science.

He disagrees that the existence of natural laws implies purpose, but his "inmost conviction" is that "the Universe is not the result of chance". But then has horrid doubt whether convictions of man’s mind, which has been developed from lower animals, are at all trustworthy.

Believes natural selection is doing more for progress of civilisation than WG admits.

Comments on the response to Movement in plants, which seems to have been successful.

Is going over revises of Earthworms.

Is investigating further his notion that leaves align themselves in the rain so as to shoot off drops of water.

Comments on her life of Lyell.

Asks what to do with [unspecified] receipt.

Thinks hairs on moles are secondary effect like hairs on ulcerated surfaces. Suggests he not publish until he has independent evidence of reversion.

GHD’s abstract from Nature [24 (1881): 231] has been published in Kosmos.

John Collier has finished his portrait of CD.

Regrets he cannot answer ELJ’s question in a note.