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Regrets that GJR was passed over for membership in Royal Society. Discusses criteria applied by Council.

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CD will call on Tuesday morning.

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CD’s gardener says not to sow onion seeds until middle of March. Should he risk sowing them at once?

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Sympathises with GJR on dreadful loss [of his sister, Georgina].

Can GJR visit Down?

Onions not yet up.

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Thanks for letter of sympathy.

Would like to visit in May.

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Thinks most of the experimental onions have died. Suspects the red and white were distinct species. If GJR is not "sick of the whole job" he might try with radishes or carrots.

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Invites GJR to visit on the 18th.

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Blood-red onions enclosed.

GJR to come whenever convenient.

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Sends two pages from MS chapter on instinct. Presumes it is too late for chapter to be of use to GJR.

After train ride Baby [Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin] calls every vehicle "boo boo".

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Thanks for permission to use CD’s observations on instinct. Would like to use CD’s MS chapter in preparing forthcoming book [Mental evolution in animals (1883)].

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GJR may have CD’s MS chapter on instinct. It was abstracted for Origin, but CD probably will not prepare it for publication.

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Thanks for permission to use CD’s MS chapter on instinct for forthcoming book.

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GJR’s speech at Dublin [BAAS meeting] was an enormous success, with tremendous applause at mention of CD’s name at the finale.

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Comments on GJR’s lecture on animal intelligence [Rep. BAAS].

Comments on J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie [1876].

Suggests that GJR keep a young monkey to observe.

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Thanks for comments on his lecture ["Nervous system of Medusa"]

and for information [about J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].

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Discusses animal intelligence.

Advises GJR on acquiring monkey.

Sends book by Delboeuf [La psychologie (1876)].

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Thanks for letter and book [J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].

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Discusses spiritualism. Says Williams, the medium, is exposed as fraud.

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Comments on GJR’s article in Fortnightly Review ["The beginning of nerves", n.s. 24 (1878): 509–26].

Comments on "poor old" Edinburgh Review.

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CD will visit tomorrow.