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From S. H. Haliburton   8 November [1872]1

Bridge House | Richmond | S. W.

Novr 8th.—

My dear Charles Darwin

Indeed, (at the risk of being thought troublesome) I must thank you most sincerely for your kind & flattering letter, & also for the Photograph, which certainly recalls to me the Charles Darwin of olden days, I prize it extremely, & have affixed it in the title page of your Book—2

And if we are spared to see another Summer’s Sunshine, I shall look forward to visiting you,3 which will indeed be a real pleasure to | Your’s very affectionately | S. H. Haliburton

P S. | Your book interests me so much, there are many subjects in it, that I should like to talk to you about—

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to S. H. Haliburton, 6 November [1872].
2
CD sent a photograph of himself with his letter of 6 November [1872]; he had sent a copy of Expression with his letter of 1 November [1872].
3
According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Haliburton lunched at Down on 24 April 1874.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8612,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8612