There is nothing _necessarily_ requiring
protection in females; it is a matter of habits. There are groups in
which both sexes require protection in an exactly equal degree, and
others (I think) in which the male requires most protection, and I feel
the greatest confidence that these will ultimately support my view,
although I do _not_ yet know the facts they may afford.
Hoping you are in better health, believe me, dear Darwin, yours
faithfully,
ALFRED R. WALLACE.
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_9 St. Mark's Crescent, N.W. September 5, [1868?]._
Dear Darwin,--It will give me great pleasure to accept your kind
invitation for next Saturday and Sunday, and my wife would very much
like to come too, and will if possible. Unfortunately, there is a new
servant coming that very day, and there is a baby at the mischievous age
of a year and a quarter to be left in somebody's care; but I daresay it
will be managed somehow.
I will drop a line on Friday to say if we are coming the time you
mention.--Believe me yours very faithfully,
ALFRED R. WALLACE.
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