My dear Lubbock

I received this morning L^d. Cranworths² Subscription & now enclose 5.5.0 for the Nat. School.—³

We returned home yesterday week: Etty did the journey pretty well;⁴ she was desperately ill at Eastbourne & we gave up all hope; but she has rallied considerably. God knows what the ultimate result will be. I never passed a more miserable time than at Eastbourne.

Pray give our kindest thanks to M^rs Lubbock for her note received this morning.⁵ There is no possibility of my wife leaving Etty at present. As for myself I have had some thoughts of going up on Wednesday & Thursday, but I very much doubt whether I shall have the heart. I thank you both most sincerely for so kindly wishing to see me; but when working in London, I am so poor a wretch & so tired that my own room in my Brother’s house is the sole refuge for which I am fit.—⁶

I have done hardly anything in science for many weeks; but have lately been employed in drawing up a paper on the movements of Drosera; the result has been that I have got actually frightened at my results, & will not publish till I have retested my work next summer.—   If you are at all at leisure, I sh^d. like to hear a little news of what you have been doing & whom you have seen most of.—

You take in Annals & Mag. of N. Hist; will you tell me whether in last number (or if in any future number) there is reprinted an Article on the “Origin” by Asa Gray from Atlantic Monthly Review.—⁷ I wish particularly to know.

I hope you have enjoyed yourself & are not working too hard.

Dear Lubbock | Yours most sincerely | C. Darwin