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To Louis Bouton   26 October 1871

Down Beckenham Kent,

October 26th 1871.

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged for your kind and interesting letter […]1 what you say about the men of the Seychelles islands is quite new to me.2 The case seems nearly parallel, though of a reverse nature, with that of the difference in stature between the inhabitants of the lofty volcanic and low coral islets of the Pacific.

With my thanks. | I remain, Dear Sir, | Yours very faithfully, | Ch. Darwin.

1
Ellipses are in the original printed text.
2
Bouton had written about the immense strength and vigour of the men of the Seychelles (see Correspondence vol. 19, letter from Louis Bouton, 22 September 1871).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8031F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8031F