Thanks for a book. "I am so much overworked at present that I cannot read it now, & I am a very poor German scholar".

"With Mr. Charles Darwin’s compliments enclosing one guinea."

Thanks for references about dogs. Fears work will not allow him to deal with subject again. Heartily subscribes to what correspondent says about qualities of dogs. Loves his "with all my heart".

[Provides directions for travel to Down by train.]

Asks that enclosed letter be posted for him.

Is glad addressee’s lectures are going well.

Ray Society has given CD 22 copies [of Living Cirripedia, vol. 1].

Should like to examine the correspondent’s Madeira cirripedes but is too much occupied with other subjects of natural history.

Requests skins of domestic breeds or races of poultry, pigeons, rabbits, cats, and dogs from any unfrequented region. [Attached is a list of people to whom CD has written for pigeon and poultry skins.]

Thanks for offer of Helix for experiment. Asks for assistance. Mentions failure of his own experiment involving Helix pomatia.

Returns the Greenland catalogue, which he has kept too long.

Questions about stripes on mules.

Origin will be published 22 Nov. Fears correspondent will find the conclusions "abominable".

August Laugel has sent him a copy of his review [of Origin] in Revue des Deux-Mondes [26 (1860): 644–71].

He has sent the list of seeds to J. H. Hooker at Kew. There has been no agreement about a French edition [of Origin]. There is little chance of his being at the BAAS meeting at Oxford.

Orders one copy of the issue of the Atlantic Monthly for last August (but not worth sending to America for) and two copies of the issue for next October.

Sends photograph in case recipient collects them.

Thanks correspondent for book on old bones.

CD is obliged for the offer, but he is "too much occupied to contribute to any periodicals".

CD regrets he has to turn down an invitation because of his ill health.