book a fair chance with the multitudinous readers of the "Times" to make
any difficulty about conditions; and being then very full of the subject, I
wrote the article faster, I think, than I ever wrote anything in my life,
and sent it to Mr. Lucas, who duly prefixed his opening sentences.

"When the article appeared, there was much speculation as to its
authorship. The secret leaked out in time, as all secrets will, but not by
my aid; and then I used to derive a good deal of innocent amusement from
the vehement assertions of some of my more acute friends, that they knew it
was mine from the first paragraph!

"As the "Times" some years since, referred to my connection with the
review, I suppose there will be no breach of confidence in the publication
of this little history, if you think it worth the space it will occupy."]


CHAPTER 2.II.

THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES' (continued).

1860.

[I extract a few entries from my father's Diary:--

"January 7th. The second edition, 3000 copies, of 'Origin' was published."

"May 22nd. The first edition of 'Origin' in the United States was 2500
copies."

My father has here noted down the sums received for the 'Origin.'