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mann, evolutionist though he is, like Sienkie- 

 wicz's hero, never fails to make profession of 

 his faith. 



Father Wasmann's book rehearses all these 

 proceedings at length. It gives Father Was 

 mann's three lectures, the replies of his oppo 

 nents, and Father Wasmann's rejoinder. But 

 as only a half hour was assigned to Father 

 Wasmann for this rejoinder, whereas his oppo 

 nents had spoken for two and a half hours, it 

 is evident that it was absolutely impossible 

 within the brief space of half an hour to cover 

 adequately all the varied objections of his num 

 erous opponents. Father Wasmann himself 

 has evidently thought so, for in the book which 

 he has just published he has deemed it prudent 

 which certainly it was to comment at great 

 er length on the speeches and objections of his 

 antagonists. There is no doubt that this com 

 mentary is by far the most valuable part of 

 Father Wasmann's book. Written as it is in 

 the cold clear light of the morning after, or, 

 more correctly speaking, weighed in the cool 

 atmosphere of his study, with his wise and 

 sound philosophical guides at his elbow, the 



