My dear Sir

I am much pleased with the Plates.—¹ You will at first think the Corrigenda heavy, but 45^s of them require a mere touch of your graver: I think I have made clear my instructions, & have tryed to write well.— I send back a very few drawings, & 3 specimens in tin-box by Post with this.— Only one figure will require a weighty alteration, viz P. rigidus.² Nevertheless, I hope that you will loook over your Figures carefully for I saw a good many little blemishes; & the Plate is not very clean.—

The few reversed figures are unfortunate.—

Will you oblige me by sending me a duplicate copy of Plate II with my lettering copied on it.—³

Please copy correctly on Plate all my figures & Letters, as they stand.

Please observe that I must have all these first copies & my Corrigenda notes returned when you send me the Revised Plates.—

Allow me to earnestly beg you to save me further anxiety & let me have the 5 revises pretty soon.—⁴

At same time, please let me know what I owe you for the drawings of some of the figures;⁵ making these must have saved you some trouble, I hope, in the Engraving. I cannot say how I rejoice at the immediate prospect of finishing this job, & returning the specimens to the owners.

Your’s Sincerely | C. Darwin