uppaper，thinkingthatperhapsIwouldagitatethesubject;butthefithaspassed，andIdonotsupposeIevershall;IsendityoufortheCHANCE
ofyourcaringtoseemynotions。Ihavebeensurprisedtofindinconversationthatseveralnaturalistswereofnearlymywayofthinking。I
feelsureaslongasspecies—mongershavetheirvanitytickledbyseeingtheirownnamesappendedtoaspecies，becausetheymiserablydescribeditintwoorthreelines，weshallhavethesameVASTamountofbadworkasatpresent，andwhichisenoughtodisheartenanymanwhoiswillingtoworkoutanybranchwithcareandtime。IfindeverygenusofCirripediahashalf—a—dozennames，andnotonecarefuldescriptionofanyonespeciesinanyonegenus。Idonotbelievethatthiswouldhavebeenthecaseifeachmanknewthatthememoryofhisownnamedependedonhisdoinghisworkwell，andnotuponmerelyappendinganamewithafewwretchedlinesindicatingonlyafewprominentexternalcharacters。ButIwillnotwearyyouwithanylongertirade。ReadmypaperorNOT，justasyoulike，andreturnitwheneveryouplease。
Yoursmostsincerely，C。DARWIN。
HUGHSTRICKLANDTOCHARLESDARWIN。