RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868.05.03. I have again made 3 Huxley children. CUL-DAR195.4.20. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. 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.
The Huxleys stayed at Down House from 18 April to 4 May 1868. (Emma Darwin's diary. CUL-DAR242)
The Huxley children: "1. Noel, 1856-60. 2. Jessie Oriana, 1858-1927. 3. Marian. 4. Leonard. 5. Rachel, 1862-1934, married 1884 Alfred Eckersley. 6. Henrietta, 1863-1940, known as "Nettie", married 1889 Harold Roller. 7. Henry, 1865-1946, married 1890 Sophia Stobart. 8. Ethel Gladys, 1866-1941, known as "Babs" and "Pabelunza", married 1889 John Collier (as deceased wife Marian's sister)." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)
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May 3d/68/ I have again made 3 Huxley children shut eyes violently & always the furrow from alæ appear & upper lip more or less drawn up. ─ In all 3 eyes decidedly became damp, but not tears running over as in choking ─ perhaps many voluntary [eyes] cannot be closed so firmly as involuntary ─ in same manner as one cannot sneeze so forcibly by will, or hardly at all.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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