My dear Father,

I was very much astonished at the circular, & I think it is very good indeed of you; I will certainly take you sermon to heart & not consider it as increased income. I will go in for 3 per cents & risk those revolutions which drive George to foreign investments.² Investing money will be a new & pleasant sensation.

It is getting near the end of my time here which has gone by very quick & has been a very good holiday, I shall have been a lunar month from sailing to sailing.³ This is an untidy looking town with bare hills about & rather dismal snowy mountains near; the streets have an uncomfortable dirty dusty look but are amusing from the lots of arabs about   There are some women dressed all in scarlet with only one eye peeping out who look very bright— The hills have wild oleanders growing over them which looks very tropical—⁴ Please thank Bessy for her nice letter. I liked Ubbadubbas letter very much. I will write to Bessy & answer Ubbadubba too next letter—⁵ I have no intellec⁠⟨⁠t⁠⟩⁠ tonight—

Your Affectionate son | Frank Darwin