[B9v]

Splendid colours may sometimes have arisen from mere variability, without causing evil or good to a species, as in the case of G. F. but even here we do not partly believe that the whole whatpart long-continued selection by the chances may have played in adding to the tint; & under nature I quite agree with Mr Wallace.

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In [illeg] thus resembles in [illeg] view what are we to conclude about the relation of gains but I am unwilling to believe — this for the whole case of nature leads me to doubt much about  & every shade thus with every exception every [illeg] every character [illeg]

if in not to its difference