Dear Arthur,
How have you been lately?
I have received the "British" magazine you sent from London. I am deeply grateful to you, Charles, Benjamin, Alexander, and all other dedicated friends for taking time out of your busy schedules to compile my letters into a volume, and to serialize it under the title "Beagle Voyage Diary" in the "British."
In your letter, you tell me that this naturalist travel diary has been very popular in London, which has genuinely surprised and flattered me. I know I am not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Linnaeus, Banks, and Buffon, but I can't help but feel a secret delight whenever I find my name in the same sentence as theirs in letters from readers.
