To Hugh Falconer 6 January [1865]¹

Down

Jan. 6th.

My dear Falconer

I return your letter to Sharpey received this morning from my Brother.² Your letter is by far the grandest eulogium which I have ever received, or shall ever receive; and if one half—or one quarter be true and not exaggerated by your great kindness, I may well rest content that I have not laboured in vain. But I hope yet to do a little more work and justify your good opinion.

My dear Falconer | Yours most gratefully | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

1

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Hugh Falconer to E. A. Darwin, 5 January [1865].

2

Letter from Hugh Falconer to William Sharpey, 25 October 1864 (Correspondence vol. 12). See letter from Hugh Falconer to E. A. Darwin, 3 January 1865 and nn. 1–3.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.