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[in another hand] B J Sulivan

Tregew Bournemouth

June 11. 85

Dear M^r Darwin

I send you the letters I mentioned to you, I have no other copy. It was indeed a pleasure to see such a recognition of your dear father's claim to the admiration of all classes, from the Prince of Wales, and the

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Archbishop downwards, and if so to his friends, what must it have been to you and your brothers, and more especially would have been to your dear mother, if she had been well enough to bear such a trying scene.
I was sorry I did not know that your Engineer [Horace Darwin]

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brother was also present, I should have so much liked to see him.

Will you give our kind regards to Mrs. Darwin and all your family at Cambridge, including your brother Francis.

Though the statue gave such a true likeness of the noble head and brow

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I wish the face had been a little less stern, and more like his kind and genial expression.

Poor Stokes has been terribly disappointed at not being present, I fear his illness is serious. Mellersh and I were in hopes we should all three have met once more, and for such a purpose.

Believe me, very sincerely yours,

B. J. Sulivan