From A. B. Buckley   20 December 1879

Dear M^r. Darwin,

Thank you so very much for all the trouble you have taken— I suppose it is hopeless, & indeed I have always feared that M^r. Wallace’s want of worldly caution might injure him, though he would be a most valuable man in the right place—¹

Except for the trouble it has given you I cannot regret that I made the attempt if only to know that nothing is possible.

I hear of you from time to time when I meet M^r. Wedgwood² & was glad to hear that you are keeping well—

With very many thanks | Yours sincerely | Arabella B Buckley.