My dear Sir

I send by this post clean sheets of above half my book on Insectivorous Plants.² The remaining sheets will be sent in about 2 weeks or sooner. All is finally corrected. The last page, without the Index, is 453. You will be able now to judge whether the book is worth translation, & please let me hear when you have decided.³ The latter half is, I think, more interesting than the first half, as rather more diversified & not so much in detail, so that much less small type. The book has wearied me much, & has cost me much labour.

I hope that you are fairly well,— when you write please tell me how you are.—

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

My address for next 2–3 weeks will be

C. Darwin

at T. H. Farrer E^sq.

Abinger Hall

Wotton

Surrey⁴