From Reginald Darwin   31 May 1879

My dear Cousin

I have again to thank you for your generous thought of me, & am very glad to add the letter which you send me to my collection—¹ The quaint style & “respectability” of a young man’s correspondence in those days, even with a near relative, is interesting, & shows in strong contrast with the letter of an ordinary collegian of the present day, who would have had a “narrow squeak” of being “spun”²—who had “gone in” for Boating &c, & who found it “quite too awfully jolly”—

I seem to know there was a story about the Robber, but cannot call it to mind—³ I hope very much that your change has done you good—⁴

Believe me, with best regards, Yours | affect^y & gratefully | Reginald Darwin