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J. C. Wickham and Arthur Mellersh are in town and BJS wonders whether there is any chance CD might join them.
Hopes to visit CD with Mellersh and Wickham the week after next.
If Wickham remains in town and CD is well enough, BJS thinks they might come about the 22d.
Arranges to come to Down on the 21st if CD is well enough.
Confirms arrangements for his trip to Down.
Thinks he may be appointed Commodore commanding the Squadron on the west coast of S. America. Wishes to leave England for his health’s sake.
Sends some tickets so that CD’s son might see [an unspecified] model.
Has six months’ leave from the Admiralty because of his health; intends going to Europe for four months.
BJS’s health much improved by his continental tour.
Reports on the funeral of Robert FitzRoy.
His own health has deteriorated and he must give up his work.
Would like to call on CD for an hour or so before leaving London to settle in Bournemouth.
Reports on his health.
Discusses a surveying expedition under Richard Charles Mayne on which his son will be Second Lieutenant; hopes to arrange for them to excavate some bones in the Falklands.
Discusses the South American mission.
Has been busy digging out fossil leaves from local Eocene deposits.
Has given CD’s queries about expression to W. H. Stirling. Thomas Bridges, the catechist, had previously answered some questions incompletely [see 2643]; BJS forwards them [see Expression].
BJS answers CD’s query about when some calves show their adult colour.
Discusses a rare shell found by BJS on the Beagle voyage, an account of which has just been written by Davidson [possibly in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3d ser. 20 (1867): 81–3].
Congratulations on George Darwin’s performance at Cambridge.
Sends photo of four Fuegians, including Jemmy Button’s son.
Reports incident of two wild stallions on the Falklands acting together in an attempt to take a troop of mares from an introduced English horse [see Descent 2: 241].
Writes of his son’s affairs.
Is reading Variation and discusses a point relating to feeding habits of horses.