My dear Fox

I had hoped to have been able, before writing to you, to have seen M^r.Hope, and then I should have had something to write about, as it is I am in my usual predicament of having nothing to say.— When at Osmaston, Erasmus plans were, you are aware, to go to Paris for the winter. accordingly I hurried home like a dutiful brother; I might have spared myself that trouble; as it was not likely his plans would continue the same for a whole month: He now intends to give up Doctoring for the present. & take rooms & live in London

He is come back very agreeable & industrious, & foreign parts have not all spoilt him.— he means to go the Birmingham Music meeting, from thence to London, making a detour to Kenilworth, Warwick & Oxford.—& before x^stmas he is coming to me in Cambridge.— All this is excessively pleasant, & he means to have an air-cushion in his rooms for me to sleep on, which will make London a delightful place.—

I myself am beginning to doubt about going to Birmingham on account of the expence, but if you will make up your mind to go, so will I.—

M^r. Hope is gone up to London, so that I shall not be able to get anymore information about the insects we took together.—but I trust you have been to the Moor (take your net & sweep), & that you pretty often look over & shake the Fungi.—

I had a letter from Turner yesterday & he says he has actually collected a case full of insects. Do not let yourself be beaten by such a novice as he is.—

I intend going to Cambridge about the 15^th. of October, & I do hope you will contrive to be there before very long.—

You must write soon & tell me all your plans.—

Give my love to the little Puss & remember me most kindly to all your family: & Believe me dear Fox | Yours most sincerely, | Charles Darwin

Write to me directly.