From Elizabeth Darwin to Horace Darwin 2 September 1873

My dear Horace.

George wrote to you on Sunday I saw, so he no doubt gave you a bulliten of Father—he has got better so infinitely quicker than I expected— he seems really today to have pretty nearly got up to his usual average. I was sorry D^r. Clarke did not impress upon him more the necessity of not working so much—he is a man who is so fond of work himself that he can sympathise; he says that a months holidays is all he can bear, after that he is miserable—he generally goes somewhere near a hospital so that he can relieve his pent up feelings as he said. Did George tell you what difficulty he had in forcing his fee on him (for Father I mean) he said it was very painful to him and he would much rather not— I am very glad he did take it for Father could never have comfortably sent for him again. G still keeps very well and has been fearfully busy over his globe. On Saturday the Langtons came up to play croquet till the fatal moment when the Drs came then I retired to my own room to be well out of the way. Today G and I went down to see the Langtons but found the house deserted the wonderful people had gone to the Crystal Palace in spite of pouring rain which I am sure ought to have stopped Edmund. We are reading a novel by the author of Thule which I think you would like very much though not so much as Thule. The moon has come out and it is a very beautiful night after the bad day. I hope you will get over and see the Pouter in his tent and that you will all together have a good time. Will you give my love to Rose and thank her for the pleasant letter she wrote me when I was at Southampton,

Your's dear Horace. | EDarwin.