Saturday Evening
My dear Sir
I hear that you have not returned from Paris. It is hardly worth sending up my servant solely to take the M.S. to Adlard: will you kindly grant me the favour not to send it by any public conveyance, but to direct Adlard to send some trustworthy messenger, or what would be better, send some man whom you can trust, & allow me to transmit 2s worth of stamps for his trouble.
Will you be so good as to send me a line to Down Farnborough Kent, to state when & how sent. Forgive my silly particularity.—
I leave a note for Adlard to say that on the 17th 18th 1 I shall hope for a proof & that I shall be able to correct one daily & trust I may receive them regularly.
As far as I can see I shall cause you no more trouble
Your’s sincerely | C. Darwin
Please cite as “DCP-LETT-1449,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on