CHARLESDARWINTOW。D。FOX。
[Cambridge，November5，1830。]
MydearFox，Ihavesolittletimeatpresent，andamsodisgustedbyreadingthatI
havenotthehearttowritetoanybody。IhaveonlywrittenoncehomesinceIcameup。Thismustexcusemefornothavingansweredyourthreeletters，forwhichIamreallyverymuchobliged……
Ihavenotstuckaninsectthisterm，andscarcelyopenedacase。IfIhadtimeIwouldhavesentyoutheinsectswhichIhavesolongpromised;butreallyIhavenotspiritsortimetodoanything。Readingmakesmequitedesperate;theplagueofgettingupallmysubjectsisnextthingtointolerable。Henslowismytutor，andamostADMIRABLEonehemakes;thehourwithhimisthepleasantestinthewholeday。IthinkheisquitethemostperfectmanIevermetwith。Ihavebeentosomeverypleasantpartiestherethisterm。Hisgood—natureisunbounded。