To Hugh Falconer 16 April [1856]1
Down, | Bromley, | Kent
April 16th
My dear Falconer.
Hooker tells me that you vow you will not go anywhere, but I do so want to see you that I send this as a forlorn hope.—2 It shows a strong mind to break a rash and foolish resolution.—
Hooker and one or two others are coming here on the 25th. & 26th. staying till Monday 28th.,3 & I have so very, very pleasant a recollection of your former visit, that I cannot but hope that the recollection if still existent with you is not unpleasant—4
My wife has as pleasant a remembrance of your visit as I have, & she will not be able to see you any other way, so do be a good man & cast your resolutions to the dogs & come, if it be only for a Sunday, & please & flatter both my wife & self;5 and forgive me for troubling you
My dear Falconer. | Yours very sincerely. | Ch. Darwin
There is a Coach from Golden Cross Charing Cross at 3 which would drop you at Farnboro’, 2 miles to this house.—
Footnotes
Summary
Invites him to visit. JDH and one or two others coming.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3509
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hugh Falconer
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 144: 18
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3509,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3509.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 7 (Supplement)