The sun lounge behind the house. The bust of Darwin must be thought away.
Because of his bad health Darwin generally could work only during some hours
every day. The remainder of the day he walked, he wrote (innumerable)
letters or he played backgammon with Emma. His schedule was fixed: he rose
early in the morning and made his walk in the garden regardless of the weather.
Breakfast at quarter to 8, then busy with work till half past 9. Pause till
half past 10 in which he went through his mail. Then again to work till noon.
And that was the end of the working day. |
This is a picture from later years, when the children were already somewhat
older. The Darwin family was very well-to-do, thanks to the money of the
parents of both sides. They could afford a firm staff. Darwin had also bought
a large farm which yielded money. Moreover the books brought in a considerable
amount of money after some time. For that matter, most of the scientists
of that time didn't need to work for a living: only those who were rich could
devote themselves to science (with some exceptions, like Wallace). |
