RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Stuart, Progress of discovery. CUL-DAR195.2.23. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.

Stuart, 1858. Progress of discovery. Polyglot News Letter, Melbourne (December): 2.


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Voluntarily one lifts eye-brows to express surprise, when done instantaneously mouth opens always. — Contempt & disgust closely allied, always blow out of mouth & more closed & turned up from disgusting object — astonishment generally associated with fear at first. Why do eyebrows go up? to let in more light —

Mouth open

to [bearing]

[Expression, p. 280: "The well-known Australian explorer, Mr. Stuart, has given2 a striking account of stupefied amazement together with terror in a native who had never before seen a man on horseback. Mr. Stuart approached unseen and called to him from a little distance. 'He turned round and saw me. What he imagined I was I do not know; but a finer picture of fear and astonishment I never saw. He stood incapable of moving a limb, riveted to the spot, mouth open and eyes staring....He remained motionless until our black got within a few yards of him, when suddenly throwing down his waddies, he jumped into a mulga bush as high as he could get.' He could not speak, and answered not a word to the inquiries made by the black, but, trembling from head to foot, 'waved with his hand for us to be off.''']


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