From G. H. Darwin to W. E. Darwin [10 December 1856]

My dear Willy

Of course you have heard that the baby is going to be Charles Waring Darwin   it was I & Aunt Susan who wanted him to be Waring. I am going to tell you something that surprized me awfully to day, I was looking at one of the shop window and somebody came & took hold of my shoulder and of course I tried to see who it was & there was Jim & Hemmings so I walked about with them for about an hour & a half. On Monday I am going to London & on Tuesday you will come & I believe you are to stop a night or two and there will be Hemmings who I know you will be glad enough to see & we will have plenty of larks and skramages with H.H. Of course you wont answer me it wont be worth while. I only write to you because I had nothing to do & besides I had an envelope ready directed  I have nothing more to say I think, particularly as I had nothing particular to write for

Goodbye | I remain | Your affec Brother G H. Darwin