To George King 2 October 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
October 2nd. 1880
My dear Sir,
I am very glad that you will come here, but am sorry that you cannot keep.—1 Monday will be better than tomorrow, for we shall tomorrow have a very large party of my children & relations here, most of whom will be gone on Monday.—2 I do not know how you will be able best to get here.— Orpington station is 4 miles—Bromley 6 miles from Down. You can get a fly at either place, & keep it here.— We dine at 7, but if the trains suit, will you not come about an hour before dinner?— I must tell you one thing with much regret viz that I cannot talk long to any one, as the excitement of much conversation brings on giddiness. Therefore I am sure that you will allow me to leave you for a time after dinner.— It is very good of you to come such a distance to make my acquaintance.—
My dear Sir | Your sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S. Beckenham is full 7 miles from Down.— I fear from your note that you think that Down is close to Beckenham.—3
Footnotes
Summary
Glad GK will come. But cannot talk long to anyone.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12735
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George King
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 146: 18
- Physical description
- C 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12735,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12735.xml