Dear M^r. Darwin

On consideration I have thought it best to send you the corrected proofs of Krause in order that you may approve of what I have done to them if you think fit, or strike out anything of which you disapprove.—¹ You will see that I have adopted nearly all the suggestions that you are so kind as to make, & also that a good many of the errors were misprints.—

I shall send off the German MS. to Krause by this same post & with it the duplicate proofs, to which I have transferred all my marks, requesting him to make any corrections or suggestions that he may think necessary & return the proofs to me.— In the meantime we can send the proofs now forwarded to you to the printers,² & make use of D^r. Krause’s criticisms upon the revises, which I will read as quickly as possible when I get them.— These first proofs have taken me some time to read, as I had to compare the quotations all through.–

Believe me | Yours very truly | W. S. Dallas

P.S. 16 Sept.— I will add a P.S. to my letter to D^r. Krause as I do not exactly understand what he wants.— I suspect he wanted the MS. to enable him to read the proofs,— if so it will be unnecessary now that he has his own MS. & my corrected proofs.— At p. 143 in a note I queried whether 3 Scallop-shells are your family arms,— the note of interrogation was not intended to be printed, but I am still uncertain whether the statement in the note is admissible.—³

If you will send back the proofs to me, I will forward them to the printers & beg them to let me have the revises as soon as possible.— Shall I get additional revises & have my marks transferred to them to be sent to France & Germany?

W. S. D.