To G. H. Darwin   21 January 1882

My dear George,

As soon as you have 5 minutes to spare, read what follows. Kowalevsky writes “I have a great service to beg of you, is it not possible to have for a few days the paper of your son George about the moon, I could not get it in London as it is out of print, if your son has some spare copies I will feel most obliged if he may spare one for me”.¹

If you can do so, I also should be particularly obliged. He is now Prof of Geology at Moskow and no doubt his wife will be able to explain your paper to him.² His address is

11 Rue de la Tour des Dames

Paris

where he will remain for some days. If you cannot spare a copy let me have the reference to send him.

I hope you are not utterly dead with your work. | Yours affectly | Ch. Darwin