From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Syms Covington
Date:
22 Feb 1857
Source of text:
Sydney Mail , 9 August 1884, p. 255
Summary:
Sends news of his family, Sulivan, and FitzRoy.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Sends news of his family, Sulivan, and FitzRoy.
Helix pomatia is quite healthy after 20 days’ submersion in salt water.
On peas, the evidence is on WDF’s side, but CD cannot see how they can avoid being crossed.
He is working hard, wishes he "could set less value on the bauble fame"; would work as hard, but with less gusto, if he knew his book would be published forever anonymously.