Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
July 10th 1878
My dear Fox
I was indeed grieved to see yesterday in the Times the great loss which you have suffered.1 I know well what misery this loss will cause to your affectionate disposition & to poor Mrs. Fox.2 Emma desires me to say how much she sympathises with you both.
It is no use whatever my writing; but I could not endure not to do so.— I hope she did not suffer much.
Do not write to me, unless doing something is a little relief to you.
God bless you my dear old friend. I hope you & Mrs Fox are fairly well in bodily health.
Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin
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