To B. J. Sulivan [9 May 1865]1
[Down.]
sit with anyone for more than quarter or sometimes for half an hour. If I talk more my head sings & swims & I am done for.2 But I shd. in all probability be able to pay you two or three little visits in the drawing room when you come here; so if you can spare a day do come, for I shall be sincerely rejoiced to see you3
My dear Sulivan | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
A note on the letter dates it to ‘May 9th | about | 1864 | or 65’; 1865 is confirmed by the relationship between this letter and the letter from B. J. Sulivan, 8 May [1865] (Correspondence vol. 13).
For CD’s health at this time, see Correspondence vol. 13, Appendix IV.
Sulivan later suggested a visit on 2 June (see Correspondence vol. 13, letter from B. J. Sulivan, 31 May [1865]), but it is not known whether it took place or not.
Summary
Would rejoice to see BJS at Down, but explains that he can only spend short spells of time in his company if he comes.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4831F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Bartholomew James Sulivan
- Source of text
- John Wilson (dealer) (January 2016)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp inc
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4831F,” accessed on 28 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4831F.xml
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