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made during the Beasis voyage. was under
taken In treatise upon coral reefs, to which


he gave twenty months Of unrsmittine labor
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Before proceeding to dis6usu the Rfowth And
exposition Of the great theory inseparably con.
nsctsd with Darwin's name. Mr.. Holder inter.
jects CHAPTER upon Darwin's private life. his
personal appearance. tastes. and hsbits One
| should hsre mention that in 1889 Darwin
married his cousin, Emma wedswood. daugh-
| ter Of Josiah wedRwood. and began welded
life at ~ Upper Cover street London. Sub
| ssquently he spent most OF his tlme at his
| country house In Kent. An interesting por-
trait Of Darwin. as he appeared late in life In
his country home. is transferred to this volume
from Prof. Haeckel: As tho carriage drew up
in front OF Darwin's pleasant country house.
clad In . vssture Of ivy and embowered In
elms, there sped QUITO meet me. from tho shady
porch ovsrgrown with creeping plants. the great
naturalist himself. . tall and venerable figure.
with the shoulders OF an Atlas supporting .
world OF thoughts his Jupiter-like forshead
highly and broadly arshed. as In tho case OF
Goethe. and deeply furrowsd BY the mental
plough OF labor: his kindly mild eyes looking
forth under the shadow Of prominent brows:
his ample mouth. surrounded by q copious
silver white beard. The cordial. progresses
ing expression Of tho whole countsnancs.
the gentle. mild voice. the slow. deliber-
ate utterance and natural and naive train
OF ideas. which marked hiAo conversation.
captivnted my whole heart IN the first
hour OF our meeting just 40 his great work
had formerly. on my first reading IT, taken my
whole understanding BY storm. lfancfsd that
some lofty world-saRe out OF Hellenic an
tiouity-a Socrates or AristotIe-stood before
mo-" Mr.. Holder reminds US that while Oar.
win was In every sense an invalid aud really
great sufferer. he mover received credit for Il.
his 'hsrcuiesn form ana fuddy count6nan
conveying the impression 'ot perfect hsn,th.
He once said In letter to DR.. Hooker: Every
ono tells me look quito blooming and beauti-
full. and most think am shamuina. but you
have never been one OF those" Out OF doors
Darwin generally wors large black coat and
slouch hat: when indoors he was wont to
throw . shawl around his shoulders aad to
draw over his shoes fur-linsd slippers. His
desire to economic time made him an carly
riser: SO after q short walk he would
breakfast about a quarter before 8, and then
retire to his study, considering the hours pro-
vious to $3.50 the most productive Of the day
At midday he usually went out for stroll. but
almost always had an object In his walks. On
one occasion he was seen standing like .
statue for some time. fixed and tmmovable. He
had stopped to watch a family OF squirrels. the
young OF which. urged By intense curiosity.
loft tho tree. and. Notwithstanding the chtrp.
ing protests Of their mother. ran up Darwin's
legs and back. In the afternoons he would
sometimes rest upon the sofa, smoking q ciRa-
rstte. habit contracted In South America. He
was also addicted to snuff taking. In the oven
ings be liked to play backgammon. As regards
his aesthetic tastes. he underwent q curious
change after thirty Up to that time .be had
been enthusiastically fond OF music and poetry.
but aiterwnrd he ceased to care for music. and
could not endure tho poets On the other
hand, his relish for novels increased. Darwin
regarded those phenomena as proofs OF decay
OF the higher aesthetic nature-an atrophy Of
that portion Of the brain upon which they de-
pen Ied-and the fact that he still enjoyed his
tories. biographies. and travels puzzled him
not little. But. II his senslbilties seemed
blunted as time went on. his affections re-
mained deep and ardent. All who were brought
in contact with his domestic life have described
IL as beautiful example OF patience. eentlenees.
and loving kindness. To his children Darwin
was indulgent. tender and sympathetic: he
enrly gained their love and confidence. and
always kept It. 1t is true that he made them
the objects Of scientific investigation. - il
shown in his work on The Expression OF tho
Emo ions": yet Mr.. Holder gives an extract
from letter which proves him to have had
for them all the wistful affection Of an unsoisn-
tifc parent. He THAT is. tho bsbv) is so
that I cannot pretend TO any mod.
esty. defy anybody to fatter US on our baby.
for defy auy one to say anything in It's praise
OF which We are not fully conscious had not
the smallest conception there WAS SO much In
q five months baby"