I had the great pleasure <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of receiving your most kind <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />& flattering letter of last <date xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" when="1854-07" calendar="#gregorian">July</date>, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />through Mr <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0015557 http://d-nb.info/gnd/119074117"><choice> <abbr><subst> <del rendition="#ow">A</del> <add place="across">H</add> </subst>.</abbr> <expan>Hermann</expan> </choice> Schlagintweit</persName>; <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />in the middle of <date xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" when="1854-08" calendar="#gregorian">August</date>; & can <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />truly say that I have had <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />none that gave me so much <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />real pleasure & satisfaction <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />from the opinion it expresses of <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s">of</del> my <ref xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:id="d016f85f-416c-4548-96f8-5f416ca54807" corresp="#daedd2df-c33c-4f57-add2-dfc33c6f577e" type="editorialNote">Himalayan Journals</ref><note xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:id="daedd2df-c33c-4f57-add2-dfc33c6f577e" corresp="#d016f85f-416c-4548-96f8-5f416ca54807" type="editorial"><bibl corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/2KMISEKW">Hooker, J. D. 1854.</bibl></note>. I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />have felt so much the influence <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of your career, from my childhood, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />& owe so much to all you have <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />done for science generally & for <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />myself in particular that I do <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />feel it a great privilege to have <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />been permitted to write a book <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />that has specially interested<pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="35v" /><fw xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="folNum">2</fw>you. Some of my friends have <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />too, &<del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#erased">s</del> Mr <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012148 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118523813">Darwin</persName> & <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003693 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118674455">Brown</persName> & <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear"><persName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H6439677 https://d-nb.info/gnd/116994258">Horner</persName></add> in particular have so constantly <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />expressed a hope that my book <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />would afford you some little <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />gratification that I have <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />considered you to be more <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />identified with its success than <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />any one but my-self. Mr <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012148 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118523813">Darwin</persName> to whom I have shewn <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />what you say tells me that <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />I may now indeed be proud <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />&<del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#erased">s</del> satisfied<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied>