CHARLESDARWINTOMISSC。DARWIN。
Valparaiso，November8，1834。
MydearCatherine，Mylastletterwasratheragloomyone，forIwasnotverywellwhenI
wroteit。Noweverythingisasbrightassunshine。Iamquitewellagainafterbeingasecondtimeinbedforafortnight。CaptainFitz—Royverygenerouslyhasdelayedtheshiptendaysonmyaccount，andwithoutatthetimetellingmeforwhatreason。
Wehavehadsomestrangeproceedingsonboardthe\"Beagle\"，butwhichhaveendedmostcapitallyforallhands。CaptainFitz—RoyhasforthelasttwomonthsbeenworkingEXTREMELYhard，andatthesametimeconstantlyannoyedbyinterruptionsfromofficersofotherships;thesellingtheschooneranditsconsequenceswereveryvexatious;thecoldmannertheAdmiralty（solelyIbelievebecauseheisaTory）havetreatedhim，andathousandother，etc。etc。’s，hasmadehimverythinandunwell。Thiswasaccompaniedbyamorbiddepressionofspirits，andalossofalldecisionandresolution……