My dear Wallace

I wrote to D^r. Meyer that the Photograph in England w^d. cost much, & that they did not seem to me worth the cost to him, but that I of course had no sort of objection.—² I sh^d. be greatly obliged if you w^d kindly take the trouble to order any one which you think best:³ possibly it would be best to wait, unless you feel sure, till you hear again from D^r. M.

I sent him a copy of our joint paper.—⁴ He has kindly sent me the translation of your book, which is splendidly got up & which I thought I could not better use than by sending it to Fritz Müller in Brazil, who will appreciate it.—⁵

I liked your Reviews on M^r Murphy very much; they are capitally written like every thing which is turned out of your workshop.— I was specially glad about the Eye.—⁶ If you agree with me take some opportunity of bringing forward case of perfected greyhound or race-horse, as proofs of possibility of the selection of many correlated variations. I have remarks on this head in my last book.⁷ If you throw light on the want of geological time, may honour, eternal glory & blessings crowd thick on your head.⁸

Yours most sincerely | Ch. Darwin

I forgot to say that I wrote to D^r M. to say that I sh^d. not soon be in London, & that of all things in the world I hate most, the bother of sitting for photograph, so I declined with many apologies.—⁹ I have recently refused several applications.— Dear M^r Wallace

I enclose a diminished photo, from M^rs Camerons but it looks heavy & unclear.¹⁰ I like best the profile of Ernest Edwards, or a $\frac{3}{4}$ face vignette which Mess^rs Elliot & Fry (Baker S^t) & which is a strong likeness & pleasing are now making some copies of for us,¹¹ but I cannot send you one, or one of M^r Edwards’.