Romanes, George John. [1881]. [Recollection of Darwin]. In: Romanes, Ethel Duncan ed. 1896. The Life and Letters of George John Romanes. New York: Longmans, Green, p. 129.

RECORD: Romanes, George John. 1896. [Recollection of Darwin in 1881]. In Ethel Duncan Romanes ed. The Life and Letters of George John Romanes. New York: Longmans, Green, p. 129.

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe 11.2010. RN2

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[in his letter to Miss C. E. Romanes, 24 July 1881]

We went over to pay a call upon Darwin [in July 1881]. He and his wife were at home, and as kind and glad to see us as possible. The servant gave our names wrongly to them, and they thought we were a very old couple whom they know, called Norman. So old Darwin came in with a huge canister of snuff under his arm—old Norman being very partial to this luxury—and looked very much astonished at finding us. He was as grand and good and bright as ever.

George John Romanes, (1848-1894), English biologist and comparative psychologist.

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)