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。

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