Reports on the wholesale murder in Paris.

His wife, Sofya Kovalevsky, is working for her examinations.

VOK is studying embryology.

Alexander has left Suez and is now in Jaffa.

Thanks VOK for sending F. Körte’s book [Die Streich-, Zug- oder Wander-Heuschrecke (1828)]. The passage CD wrote about [see 7735] must occur in the second edition. If VOK ever comes upon the 1829 edition, it would be of use to him.

Agrees that the Versailles army has been savagely brutal [in siege of Paris], but thinks the "Communists [Communards] have made themselves everlastingly infamous".

A. J. Gaudry is one of few supporters of Darwinism in Paris.

The climate is so hostile that Kovalevsky must mitigate his views so as not to irritate the French.

Working on Anchitherium, which he believes is intermediate between Palaeotherium and the horse.

His brother-in-law has been arrested.

Would like to do Russian translation of Expression.

May come to England.

In England to write a monograph on Anthracotherium.

Requests proofs of Expression.

So far VOK has lost money on his translation of Descent because of pirate editions.

Agrees to share profits on Expression.

Wishes to come to Down to make arrangements for Russian translation of Expression.

Sends proofs and details [concerning VOK’s Russian translation of Expression (1872)].

CD cannot omit mention of Wilhelm Wundt’s Thierseele [Vorlesungen über die Menschen und Thierseele (1863)] in his book.

Murray could control the number of copies of translation of Expression sold in Russia by the number of heliotypes he will supply.

VOK is marking the passages [in Wundt, Menschen und Thierseele (1863)] that may interest CD.

Cost of plates [for Expression] is greater than expected: £75 per 1000 copies.

Studying palaeontology, as the British Museum is closed.

Alexander [Kovalevsky] is intent on assisting Russian publication of Expression. Sends estimates of costs and profits. At 7s 6d per copy a net profit of £150–200 is expected.

Wilhelm Wundt [Menschen und Thierseele (1863)] probably of no use.

CD sends schedule for VOK’s visit to Down.

His visit to Down.

Sends proof-sheets [of Expression].

Is unwell and must stop work and leave home for a time.

Wishes to dedicate his memoir ["Monographie der Gattung Anthracotherium", Paleontographica 22 (1876): 131–347] to CD as founder of evolutionary theory.

VOK’s paper ["Osteology of Hyopotamidae", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 21 (1872–3): 147–65] appears a very valuable one.

Discusses work of VOK’s brother [Alexander] on Sagitta and the ascidians.

Talks of his attempts to describe the course of descent for a part of the animal kingdom, and thanks CD for his help and support.