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To T. H. Huxley   10 December [1875] 1

2. Bryanston St. | Portman Sqr

Dec. 10th

My dear Huxley

We have come up for a ten days lark,2 & my greatest lark is to come & see you in the morning.

May I come about 10 o clock next Sunday & my wife with me, if she is strong. If I do not hear, I will (health willing) come3

Ever Yours | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to CD’s visit to London (see n. 2, below).
2
CD, Emma Darwin, and Elizabeth Darwin stayed with Henrietta Emma Litchfield in London from 10 to 20 December 1875 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).
3
CD and Emma Darwin visited Huxley on Sunday 12 December 1875 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10292,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10292