From John Morley to G. H. Darwin 6 May 1875

My dear Darwin,

I have been turning over in my mind the problem of your paper. Would there by any objection to printing a [rushed] version of it in the Time F.R.? [(Is] not I must the [mouth] is c^d[.] it is to be published by the Statistical Soc^y. ?) The [rirsins] upon the literature of the subject might perhaps be left out for the "general reader." Thus the Statistical Soc^y. would have the advantage over us of a public version—and this might compensate them for the infinitesimal advantage we might have in being out one day, or at most two, before their journal.

Practically the two publications w^d. be simultaneous.

It would not do for us to print the paper after it had been a month before the world.

And it will be a great loss to all of us if the paper is not printed in some general periodical, like the F.R. Thousands of persons are profoundly interested in the matter—and it has never been so scientifically and exactly handled in England before.

I do hope therefore some place may be hit upon for publishing it outside of a special journal. And I don't see any better than that we sh^d. point a [illeg] copy. The printed matter, as it stands, would make about 28 pp. The length is not important—as the matter is so poignant.

I dined with Tyndall here last night. He was interested in what I had to tell him about your Trinity circle—and my [heart] [illeg] me that I had told you his remark on a certain invention. Let it have been writ in water.

Your's very sincerely, | John Morley.

I send the proof & MS. in [another] [cover].