Both books proved very popular, and Darwin was impressed by the general assent with which his views had been received, remarking that "everybody is talking about it without being shocked."
كلا الكتابين أثبتا شعبية جارفة، وأُعجب دارون بالموافقة العامة لآرائه، مبينا أن "الكل يتحدث عن ذلك دون انصدام."