My dear M^r Fox

I write only a word to thank you for your second most kind letter. I am glad that your poor dear Father’s sufferings are over, & that his end was so tranquil.²

I have now before my eyes his bright face as a young man, so full of intelligence & I hear his voice as clearly as if he were present. Your mother³ must have gone through terrible suffering during his long illness.

My wife joins me in saying how deeply we sympathise with her. Pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin