Dear Darwin

The mouse, which I remember well, was the Harvest Mouse, M. Messorius, & you are right about its caudal attributes. Henslow never published about it.¹

I have not read the Quarterly, I never do— I wish I had time—& cuttings up are always instructive—but what a farce it is, employing a professed opponent to review a scentific book.

I hate W. Smith.² Charlie has taken both the Latin & Greek Prep at the International College.³

Shall I (a modest way of putting it) come down to Albury some Sunday, or would you prefer not?⁴

My wife goes to Berlin with Harriette about end of 1^st. week of August.⁵

Thanks for information about Abutilon.

Have you heard anything of Lyell?—(worth communicating)   Huxley I found, as you said, took a gloomy view of the case.⁶

Ever yrs | J D Hooker