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manner. Finally, hn cannot lint feel justified, from all 

 that lias been bronght forward, in reiterating the opening 

 assertion of this chapter, that something is still to l)e said 

 for the view which maintains that sj^ecies are stable, at 

 least in the intervals of their comparatively ra}»id succes- 

 sive numifestations. 



