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any withdrawal of, or apology for, the erroneous 

 charge. 



Under these circumstances most people will 

 understand why the Duke of Argyll may feel 

 quite secure of having the battle all to himself, 

 whenever it pleases him to attack me. 



[See the note at the end of " Hasisadra's 

 Adventure" (vol iv. p. 283). The discussion on 

 coral reefs, at the meeting of the British Associa- 

 tion this year, proves that Mr. Darwin's views are 

 defended now, as strongly as in 1891, by highly 

 competent authorities. October 25, 1893.] 



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