Believe me, yours very sincerely,
Ch. Darwin.
Häckel gives reference to a paper on Pan. of which I have never heard.
I fear that you will have difficulty in reading my scrawl.
Do you know who are the other hon. members of your Society?
From G. J. Romanes to C. Darwin.
Dunskaith, Nigg, Ross-shire, N.B.: June 1, 1876.
Many thanks for your long and kind letter. Also for the accompanying essay. It seems to me, from your epitome of the latter, that if Pangenesis is 'airy,' Perigenesis must be almost vacuous. However, I anticipate much pleasure in reading the work, for anything by Häckel on such a subject cannot fail to be interesting.
I am sorry to hear that you 'much needed rest,' and also about Frank. I had hoped, too, that you would have mentioned Mrs. Litchfield.
Having been away from London for several weeks, I cannot say anything about the feeling with regard to the Bill. Sanderson and Foster think it 'stringent,' and so I suppose will all the Physiologists. The former wants me to write articles in the 'Fortnightly,' 'to make people take more sensible views on vivisection:' but I cannot see that it would be of any use. The heat of battle is not the time for us to expect fanatics to listen to 'sense.' Do you not think so?