To G. J. Romanes   [before 26 April 1876]1

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.

I have not yet read your letter, but may I show it to George, who comes here to night, & to my other sons? I will tell them, if you like, not to speak about it, but a secret cannot never be thus well kept owing to forgetfulness.2 Send me a card.—

C. D.

ApcS

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to G. J. Romanes, 26 April [1876]. The postcard has no postmark.
2
George Howard Darwin. CD’s other sons were William Erasmus, Francis, Leonard, and Horace. The secret was probably Romanes’s fear of public speaking; see letter to G. J. Romanes, 29 April [1876].

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Mr] altered from ‘Mrs’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13838,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13838