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To John Murray   31 January [1867]1

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

Jan 31st

My dear Sir

Many thanks. After all I now find, on account of my servant & Horses, I cannot send till Saturday for the M.S. & then my servant can bring all & I will, as soon as it is marked, send all to Mess. Clowes in Stamford St—2

I feel a full conviction that my Chapter on man will excite attention & plenty of abuse & I suppose abuse is as good as praise for selling a Book.—3

Yours sincerely | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 30 January [1867].
3
CD had been writing an additional chapter on humans for Variation that was not included in the manuscript he had sent to Murray (see letter to John Murray, 27 January [1867] and n. 2). Material in the chapter was ultimately used in Descent and Expression.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-5384,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-5384