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Inspector Borner when he asked me whether the 

 child had been sold by her parents the reason 

 why I stated what was not correct was that I had 

 promised Mr. Stead not to divulge the fact of the 

 sale to any person which would make it probable 

 that any trouble should be brought on persons 

 taking part in this proceeding. 



&quot; Hence the mistake into which Professor 

 Huxley has unwittingly fallen. 



&quot; I may add that, so far from the statement 

 never having been challenged for five years, it 

 was denounced as a remarkably striking lie in 

 the * War Cry of November 14th, and again the 

 same official organ of the Salvation Army of 

 November 18th specifically adduced this mis- 

 report as an instance of the most disgraceful 

 way in which the reports of the trial were garbled 

 by some of the papers. What, then, becomes of 

 one of the two main pillars of Professor Huxley s 

 argument ? &quot; 



In my reply, I point out that, on the 10th of 

 January, Mr. Stead addressed to me a letter, 

 which commences thus : &quot; I see in the Times 

 of this morning that you are about to republish 

 your letters on Booth s book.&quot; 



I replied to this letter on the 12th of 

 January : 



