▁he ▁re called ▁Pale y ▁and ▁Eu cl id ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁which ▁was ▁useful ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁" By ▁answering ▁well ▁the ▁exam ination ▁questions ▁in ▁Pale y , ▁by ▁doing ▁Eu cl id ▁well , ▁and ▁by ▁not ▁failing ▁miser ably ▁in ▁Class ics , ▁I ▁gained ▁a ▁good ▁place ▁among ▁the ▁ ο ἱ ▁ π ο λ λ ο ί , ▁or ▁crowd ▁of ▁men ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁go ▁in ▁for ▁hon ours ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁specific ▁issue ▁of ▁his ▁mathematical ▁education , ▁Dar win ▁came ▁to ▁regret ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁ability ▁and ▁application : ▁" I ▁attempted ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁even ▁went ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁with ▁a ▁private ▁t utor ▁( a ▁very ▁d ull ▁man ) ▁to ▁Bar mouth , ▁but ▁I ▁got ▁on ▁very ▁slowly . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁rep ug nant ▁to ▁me , ▁chief ly ▁from ▁my ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁any ▁meaning ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁steps ▁in ▁algebra . ▁This ▁imp atience ▁was ▁very ▁fool ish , ▁and ▁in ▁after ▁years ▁I ▁have ▁deeply ▁reg rett ed ▁that ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁proceed ▁far ▁enough ▁at ▁least ▁to ▁understand ▁something ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁leading ▁principles ▁of ▁mathematics , ▁for ▁men ▁thus ▁end owed ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁extra ▁sense ". ▁ ▁Natural ▁the ology ▁and ▁ge ology ▁ ▁Res idence ▁requirements ▁kept ▁Dar win ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁till ▁June . ▁He ▁res umed ▁his ▁be et le ▁collect ing , ▁took ▁career