The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, Emma. [1881.05.24]. Letter to George Howard Darwin. CUL-DAR210.3.13. 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

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The date is more likely to be 24 May as they did manage to set off. 31/5 is probably an annotation by HEL many years later.

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(Tuesd – May 31/81 Omit)

DOWN,

BECKENHAM, KENT

RAILWAY STATION

ORPINGTON. S.E.R.

Dear George

Good Mrs Greaves has sent you a water-colour drawing ─ curiously ugly ─ w. you must thank her for ─

F. was so unwell yesterday I was afraid we might have to put off our journey; but tho'

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very poorly today, it is evidently nothing coming on.

I am not v. sharp after a lively night so goodbye ─ Please tell Horace we will tel- [telegram] to him if we shd unfortunately have to put off ─

yours my dear G —

E D

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