V &quot; DARKEST ENGLAND &quot; SCHEME 309 



&quot; DEAR MR. STEAD, I charge Mr. Bramwell 

 Booth with nothing. I simply quote the Times 

 report, the accuracy of which, so far as I know, 

 has never been challenged by Mr. Booth. I say 

 I quote the Times and not Mr. Hodges, 1 

 because I took some pains about the verification 

 of Mr. Hodges s citation. 



&quot; I should have thought it rather appertained 

 to Mr. Bramwell Booth to contradict a statement 

 which refers, not to what you heard, but to what 

 he said. However, I am the last person to wish 

 to give circulation to a story which may not be 

 quite correct ; and I will take care, if you have no 

 objection (your letter is marked private ), to 

 make public as much of your letter as relates to 

 the point to which you have called my attention. 



&quot; I am, yours very faithfully, 



&quot; T. H. HUXLEY.&quot; 



To this Mr. Stead answered, under date of 

 January 13th, 1891 : 



&quot; DEAR PROFESSOR HUXLEY, I thank you for 

 your letter of the 12th inst. I am quite sure you 

 would not wish to do any injustice in this matter. 

 But, instead of publishing any extract from my 

 letter, might I ask you to read the passage as it 



1 This is a slip of the pen. Mr. Hodges had nothing to do 

 with the citation of which I made use. 



