21-9-1995

Dear Bill,

I am very pleased in hearing you again. Good that all is running well with you. My letter is short because in this moment I am organising myself for a trip: the next week I profit of an opportunity which was in my mind from many time: to go to Brno (ex Brünn), Ceska Republica, the city where lived Mendel. A friend of mine (his wife is native of this country) is available for this trip and so we have fixed the departure at September 28th and I will be again in Italy October 3rd. Brno is not too far from Valenza, approximately 1,500 km and we go by car.

Before my departure to Brno I will finish the part of molecular biology and evolution to give to a young woman, physician, from Valenza, who is working in the National Research Centre (CNR) in Pavia, the city of my University. She is available to review my work, may be whole, and I must print this part of the book for her. She was in Canada during two months and came back a couple of weeks ago. She is a molecular geneticist and is studying overall the problems of the cancer.

Re the Russia no problem for the language, one week ago they have ringed to me and the English of Dr Zacharov was 100 times better that mine and, overall, I never have had problems to go in foreign countries, because I have learned that the mimic is better than the words. Obviously I think that during the workshop there is a simultaneous translation.

Good for your trip to Italy, you must only fix the date after April 25 - 1996, and I will organise your voyage. Sooner is better, because when here is hot, it is a humid hot. Yes, we fix a stay of two months. Please, let me know also if you are available to begin your journey from England in visiting Carefoot.

For the title of the book no problems. With the computer we may change whatever we want. I am working on your correspondence, and I think, letter after letter, that this will b~ a very interesting and important document.

I have ringed in this moment to Loyl and he is not coming this year to Hannover for the show, but the next year, October 6'h

1- collect all the correspondence you received after my departure from Australia

2 -  write a little biography about the most important correspondents, collect also photo of them, also all the material which is good put in the book to enrich it

3 - please let me know about the problem of the signatures

4 - write soon to Mrs Pat Rich (I know your mistake through the correspondence!)

I have spoken by telephone with Professor Prota from Naples (pheomelanins), a very very good fellow, and I have promised that we go meet him when you in Italy.

Please, let me know the name and the address of the fellow of the Queensland University who is working with poultry colour breeding. May be I need to resolve some question and problem with him.

Now I have two asks:

1 - I must be sure that Darwin, during his voyage, never was in Araucania. You must check his book of the trip around the world, because this fact may be very important: if he not put his feet in Araucania's ground, it was impossible for him to describe the blue eggs.

2 - About pyle-pile: the two sides of a coin are called face and pile?

I have entrusted a friend of mine to ask for the actual number of the Araucanian Indians. I am waiting the answer and after I tell you the result.

Handling your correspondence there is a big exercise for me to learn a little better the English language. I hope to hear from you soon, with the date of your departure fixed approximately by yourself. That's all for now. I am again waiting from Spain to send the text to Joyce. My kindest regards also to her and Max. Obviously, also to Bob.

Do you like my new headletter? Remember of my thought  about genetics, to correct it.