From T. H. Huxley 21 November 1877
4 Marlborough Place | N.W
Nov 21. 1877
My dear Darwin
Nothing can give me greater pleasure than [there arising] the chance of speaking my mind about you & your work which was afforded me at the Dinner the other night— I said not a word beyond what I believe to be stricly accurate—; and, please Sir, I don’t sneer at any body. There was only a little touch of the whip at starting & it was so tied round with ribbons that it took them some time to find out where the flick had hit—1
My wife made up her mind to stay with the Fosters till tomorrow unfortunately she has been obliged to lay up—2
She would have me write out my speech as well as I could recollect it— so I have sent her a version for her amusement and one of the girls shall write you out a copy of it when she comes back.3
I hope Mrs Darwin is none the worse
Ever | Yours very faithfully | T H Huxley
Footnotes
Bibliography
ML: More letters of Charles Darwin: a record of his work in a series of hitherto unpublished letters. Edited by Francis Darwin and Albert Charles Seward. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1903.
Summary
He said nothing in his tribute to CD that was not strictly accurate. Has written out a version as well as he can recollect it and will send CD a copy.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11244
- From
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Marlborough Place, 4
- Source of text
- DAR 166: 348
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11244,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11244.xml