What's your point? Nothing in the source you've cited contradicts my suggestion that Darwin was urged to get a manuscript to press by his friends, out of concern that his deserved scientific credit be lost.
And, by the way, even if you had a point, it's not a point that particularly aids the creationist argument. The original contention in this piece of the thread was that Darwin made the whole thing up out of whole cloth. I was pointing out that what Darwin proposed was in the scientific atmosphere already, waiting for someone to formulate it.
You and Gore3000 are supporting my point, most particularly, with this cite you've offered. Thanks for the help, guys.