My dear old W.

It is great news about the house.¹ In my opinion the question turns on whether, as far as you can see, you w^d like to live in your present house for a good many years; for if so, the extra outlay of 20£ per annum for 8 years is no consideration, against the comfort of adding & doing what you like to the place.— There is much in feeling the place is your own, & this your mother feels strongly.—

The price seems to me high, but this merely shows that the site is valued, The only wisdom that I can extract from your mother is “that money does not signify a bit”. I am not very well, so no more.

Your affectionate Father | Ch. Darwin

P.S I have received as Hon member of the American Assoc of Social Science a volume of its Journal, & a vol. of the Proceedings of a Conference held at Boston.—²

W^d you or Sara³ care for these 2 volumes— they are of no use to me.