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To E. L. Jellinek   [after 30 July 1881]1

Dear Sir

I regret to say that your question relates to a subject much too difficult & doubtful for me to attempt any answer in the compass of a note.2

ADraft

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from E. L. Jellinek, 30 July 1881.
2
Jellinek had asked whether CD believed in the immortality of the soul (see letter from E. L. Jellinek, 30 July 1881).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 relates to a subject] above del ‘is’
1.1 & doubtful] interl
1.2 note.] before del ‘Everyone mus’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13264,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13264