To John Murray   [23 June 1845]¹

Dear Sir

I am sorry to trouble you now that you are at Cambridge;² but I sh^d like you to look at the title.— M^s. Clowes have set it up rather differently from what I intended— I had thought to have put the “Journal” alone, so that scientific part might be less prominent: please, if you are not contented, make any alterations & send it to M^ess. Clowes,—requesting them to let me have a revise.—

I beg to call your attention to the Table of Contents: is it to be inserted?? if so sh^d it not be called Contents of Part I or Vol I?? Please inform M^rs Clowes of your determination of this point: My M.S. has most unfortunately extended to 180 pages.— I intend dividing the last Chapt. & putting some of it in the next number; I will write to M^rs. Clowes explaining this & asking him how much must be left out to end with a whole sheet, for I suppose ending with a broken sheet is no œconomy.—

Yesterday (ie Sunday) I received nearly 4 sheets & a Revise.— it is impossible for me to correct so much in one day & I cannot return them till tomorrow; so that if this Part be not ready on the 30^th it will really not be my fault. Excuse this untidy note, but I am far from well.—

Yours sincerely | C. Darwin

M^rs Clowes have printed all the sheets with wonderful correctness. I think the type looks well proportioned.—