(Princ⟨e o⟩f Wales’ Hotel | Grasmere.) | Flamsteed House | Greenwich
1872 June 7.
My dear Sir
I much regret th⟨a⟩t I should have allowed m⟨ ⟩ to criticize Mr. Wright’s ⟨ ⟩ in what m⟨ ⟩ have ⟨ ⟩ to you too h⟨a⟩st⟨y⟩ a ⟨ ⟩. I thank you for ⟨ ⟩ and pro⟨mi⟩se to bea⟨r it in⟩ mind if I venture ⟨ ⟩ anythin⟨g⟩ on the subj⟨ect⟩ ⟨ ⟩ know ⟨ ⟩ theories will have ⟨ ⟩ close criticism ⟨ ⟩ hands.
But I ⟨ ⟩ greatly strengthened by your assent to my arguments and shall have ⟨ ⟩th more c⟨onf⟩idence in submitt⟨ing⟩ m⟨ ⟩ views to you ⟨ ⟩ if you ⟨ ⟩ let me send ⟨ ⟩ in brief) ⟨ ⟩ sending them ⟨ ⟩ letter, ⟨ ⟩ will kindly erase the ⟨ ⟩ parts. I had no ⟨ ⟩ it, ⟨ ⟩ keep
[On leaf arrangement.]1
Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8372,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on