▁to ▁" Un cle ▁Jos " ▁Wed g wood . ▁This ▁contained ▁a ▁pres cription ▁for ▁a ▁bow el ▁a il ment ▁and ▁a ▁note ▁saying ▁that ▁Charles ▁had ▁quite ▁given ▁up ▁the ▁proposed ▁" voy age ▁of ▁discovery ", ▁but ▁" if ▁you ▁think ▁differently ▁from ▁me ▁I ▁shall ▁wish ▁him ▁to ▁follow ▁your ▁advice ." ▁Charles ' ▁hopes ▁were ▁rev ived ▁by ▁this ▁unexpected ▁news , ▁and ▁his ▁relatives ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁voyage . ▁He ▁out lined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ob jections , ▁and ▁sat ▁up ▁that ▁night ▁draft ing ▁a ▁reply ▁with ▁his ▁uncle . ▁Jos ▁wrote ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Charles ▁would ▁be ▁likely ▁to ▁" ac quire ▁and ▁strength en , ▁hab its ▁of ▁application ", ▁and ▁" N atural ▁History ... ▁is ▁very ▁suitable ▁to ▁a ▁C ler g yman ." ▁Though ▁" us eless ▁as ▁regards ▁his ▁profession ", ▁for ▁" a ▁man ▁of ▁en larg ed ▁curiosity , ▁it ▁aff ords ▁him ▁such ▁an ▁opportunity ▁of ▁seeing ▁men ▁and ▁things ▁as ▁happens ▁to ▁few ". ▁The ▁Admir alty ▁would ▁look ▁after ▁him ▁well , ▁but ▁" you ▁& ▁Charles ... ▁must ▁decide ." ▁Charles ▁begg ed ▁" one ▁favour ... ▁a ▁decided ▁answer , ▁yes ▁or ▁no ." ▁This ▁reply ▁was ▁sent ▁post - h aste ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 ▁September ▁and ▁Charles ▁went ▁shooting . ▁About ▁ 1 0 ▁o ' clock ▁he ▁received ▁word ▁from ▁his ▁uncle ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁go ▁to ▁The ▁Mount ▁at ▁once . ▁When