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JJW is quite at liberty to use CD’s name as patron of cat show.

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Hopes that Charles Lyell has enjoyed his excursion.

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Observations on her pet pug.

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Wants the Anthropological Society renamed the Ethnological Society. Is trying to raise funds toward payment of the Society’s debt.

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Observations on her pet cat.

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Discusses his health following a visit to Dr C[lark?]. Has made an appointment for CD.

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Praise for and detailed comments on Expression.

Two cases of coloration in animals – one from sexual selection, the other helping to procure prey [see Descent, 2d ed., pp. 542–3].

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Gives opinion on the merits of Mr [Stephen P. J.] Eng[leheart (Darwin family doctor)]. Believes he would make an excellent county officer if elected to the district office of health.

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Thanks for reference to Hermann Müller’s book on fertilisation [Befruchtung der Blumen (1873)].

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Notes on CD’s Expression.

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Recipient is to stay with CD;

sender relates some observations of dogs and birds, to be passed on to CD.

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Notes headed "Observations on the expression of the emotions".

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Has read Expression, and assures CD some people cry when happy.

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Offers different explanations [from CD’s in Expression] for movements of dogs after voiding, and for their turning around before lying down.

CD is also wrong in saying hares do not cry except when they suffer.

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Translation of some of his annotations in Dutch edition of Expression.

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"Sir William Gull has just brought me the enclosed quotations from Chaucer, as illustrations of the closure of the eyes in effort. [In "The Nun’s priest’s tale" in Canterbury tales the fox tricks Chanticleer into crowing, whereupon Chanticleer closes his eyes to make the effort (and gets seized by the fox).] He begs me to send them to you.

I have lately seen a terrier who very distinctly frowns during mental excitement – not always with anger, but often, I think, with anxiety, as in expecting food."

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Klein says water ought to be changed daily. Asks to tell G Revalenta shop shut. Klein reports discovery about toads’ ova does not bear on pangenesis.

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Cancelled: enclosure to S 9290.

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Has sent Vichy water, discusses prescription. Tell Arthur Parslow not to continue on colchicum for gout if doesn’t suit him. May go to Pryor’s on Sunday.