RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1872.12.14. Hot-House Face. CUL-DAR53.1.B21. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN3
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-DAR53.1 contains notes, photographs, and drawings for Darwin's book The expression of the emotions.
Darwin used this information in Expression, p. 64. The dog was the Darwin family dog, Bob.
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It is scarcely possible that the change from depressed nervous power & lowered circulation could act so in vexation. A critic has suggested that strong habit then could come to pass – But I doubt whether sudden grief or vexation even cause in mien rather relaxation & frustration of force – This usually follows only after some time.
It is not solely to recovery of normal attitude; Head much lower.
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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