...allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me...entering on these personal details, as I give them to 13 show that I have not been hasty in coming to a decision." 18 In the latest edition this passage...

...myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these I enlarged (in 1844) into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me...day I have steadily pursued the same object. I hope I may be excused from entering on these personal details, as I give them to you to show that I have...

...allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me...present day I have steadily pursued the same object." After five years' work he allowed himself to speculate, and in two more drew up a sketch of his conclusions...

...allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me...to the present day I have steadily pursued the same object.1 From these words we learn a good deal of Darwin's method of work; his patience, his industry,...

...notes. These I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me probable, and from that period to the present day I have steadily pursued the same object." This, from his autobiography, is also instructive: "After I returned to England it appeared to me that...

...enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions when they seemed to be probable; from that period until the present day I have steadily pursued the same object. I hope I may be excused from entering on these personal details, as I give them to show that I have not been...