Darwin went to London anyway, and next morning met FitzRoy who explained that he had promised the place to his friend Mr. Chester, (possibly the novelist Harry Chester) but Chester had turned it down in a letter received not five minutes before Darwin arrived.
Pero Darwin foi a Londres de todos modos, e á mañá seguinte foi ver FitzRoy, que lle explicou que prometera o posto ao seu amigo Mr. Chester (posiblemente o novelista Harry Chester), pero Chester rexeitárao nunha carta recibida uns cinco minutos antes de que Darwin chegase.