, ▁( 1 8 0 8 – 1 8 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Be et le ▁collect ing ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁Dar win ▁found ▁this ▁el ite ▁the ological ▁training ▁institution ▁govern ed ▁by ▁complex ▁rules ▁much ▁more ▁con gen ial ▁than ▁his ▁experiences ▁at ▁Edinburgh . ▁No ▁rooms ▁were ▁available ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁College , ▁so ▁he ▁took ▁lod g ings ▁above ▁a ▁to b ac con ists ▁in ▁Sid ney ▁Street , ▁across ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁Ext ram ural ▁activities ▁were ▁important , ▁and ▁while ▁Dar win ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁up ▁sports ▁or ▁deb ating , ▁his ▁interests ▁included ▁music ▁and ▁his ▁main ▁passion ▁was ▁the ▁current ▁national ▁cra ze ▁for ▁the ▁( comp et itive ) ▁collect ing ▁of ▁be et les . ▁Tra ine e ▁cl erg ymen ▁sc oured ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁for ▁spec im ens , ▁referring ▁to ▁An ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Ent om ology ▁by ▁William ▁Kir by ▁and ▁William ▁Sp ence . ▁Charles ▁joined ▁his ▁older ▁cousin ▁William ▁Dar win ▁Fox ▁who ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁sk illed ▁collect or ▁and ▁like ▁him ▁got ▁a ▁small ▁dog . ▁The ▁two ▁and ▁their ▁dogs ▁became ▁in separ able . ▁ ▁They ▁expl ored ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁as ▁Dar win ▁lear nt ▁about ▁natural ▁history ▁from ▁his ▁cousin . ▁Dar win ▁became ▁obs essed ▁with ▁winning ▁the ▁student ▁acc ol ade ▁and ▁collected ▁av id ly . ▁Once ▁he ▁stri pped