To T. H. Huxley 4 February [1860]1
Down.—
Feb. 4th
My dear Huxley
On principle of Bird in Hand, I will write to Bronn & agree; so will you write a line to Kölliker.2 God forgive me for being so troublesome. Do not hate me. Hurrah for the Bishop!3
Ever yours | C. Darwin
I have had endless bother about French Translation, between two stools, which makes me gladder to close with any one for German Translation.—
Footnotes
Summary
Will write to H. G. Bronn accepting his offer. Asks THH to write to R. A. von Kölliker.
French arrangements fall between two stools.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2685
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 105)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2685,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2685.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8