My dear Sir

I sent the last sheet back yesterday to the Printers. By putting 3$\frac{1}{4}$ pages into the next Part, I have kept this Part to 10 sheets, and I hope to get index and all in another 10 & $\frac{1}{2}$ sheets.

I shall send half of the M.S for the next Part in 4 or 5 days to the Printers.—

In this 3^d Part, I have a rather long description of a very curious lizard (Amblyrhynchus) of which M^r Lyell has a woodcut (No 229, p 395 Elements of Geology) & he desires me to say, that he is quite willing to let me have the use of it, if you have no objection.² In this case would you be so good as to have it looked out & sent to M^ess. Clowes: I have indulged myself in another woodcut at my own expence.—³

If the 12 copies, which you so very kindly give me are ready by Thursday morning at 10. o clock w^d you be so good as to send them to the Athenæum Club, directed to me. If not ready by 10 oclock on Thursday, would you send them thus “C. Darwin E^e Leaves Green to be forwarded to Down by Westerham Coach Bolt-in-tun Fleet St” all this direction is necessary

Believe me | my dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | C. Darwin

I really hope my Journal is greatly improved in this 2^d Part.—