RECORD: Litchfield, R. B. and H. E. CUL-DAR92.B88-B90. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

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4 Bryanston Street

Portman Square  W

Jan 5th.

Dear Father,

We have been reading carefully with George all the Krause Papers

He Geo inclines rather to thinking that Krause's reply had better appear in the Pop Sc.. Rev R. still doubts whether it is any good doing anything—& is very

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much against sending it to the Athenaeum, or against anything appearing as from you or by your instigation in the Pop. Sc. Rev. or elsewhere; & we dont think that there is any "case" worth consulting with Pollock about— It would seem to be making it so very important—

The enclosed draft is what we three agree

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upon as best but we have left it to you, as you did in the last case, to put in some final words of civility. Perhaps you might add—"Doubtless Mr Dallas will be glad to insert it" or words to that effect if you think that it is the fact.

With regard to the translation we think the thing is so very

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small that it wd be scarcely possible to offer to pay Dallas for it, & that it is best to say nothing about this   D. is partly mixed up in the affair & could not mind the trouble of translating such a short article—

We don't see your point as to K's paper not containing any indication of you. His paper does surely refer

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quite plainly enough to your error in the preface as an oversight merely.

We are just setting off to dinner so this is scrabbled off in a hurry to catch a post—but the thing itself has had full consideration for an hour or more—

Your affect

R B & H E L

See Geos trans of one sentence in Krause

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