Darwin Correspondence Project

Down Bromley Kent

Monday

Dear Sir

I am sorry to trouble you now that you are at Cambridge; but I shd like you to look at the title.— Ms Clowes have set it up rather differently from what I intended— I had thought to have put the “Journal” alone, so that scientific part might be less prominent: please, if you are not contented, make any alterations & send it to Mess Clowes,—requesting them to let me have a revise.—

I beg to call your attention to the Table of Contents: is it to be inserted?? if so shd it not be called Contents of Part I or Vol I?? Please inform Mrs Clowes of your determination of this point: My M.S. has most unfortunately extended to 180 pages.— I intend dividing the last Chapt. & putting some of it in the next number; I will write to Mrs Clowes explaining this & asking him how much must be left out to end with a whole sheet, for I suppose ending with a broken sheet is no œconomy.—

Yesterday (ie Sunday) I received nearly 4 sheets & a Revise.— it is impossible for me to correct so much in one day & I cannot return them till tomorrow; so that if this Part be not ready on the 30th it will really not be my fault. Excuse this untidy note, but I am far from well.—

Yours sincerely | C. Darwin

Mrs Clowes have printed all the sheets with wonderful correctness. I think the type looks well proportioned.—