194 GEOEGE JOHN EOMANES issi- 



letter from Mr. Darwin most characteristic in its 

 humility and sweetness. 



May 20. Very fine sermon from Mr. Scott- 

 Holland on the Evidence of the Gospels. Tea at the 

 Deanery, and G. had a little talk with the Dean. 



There are frequent mentions now of Mr. Scott- 

 Holland, whom Mr. Romanes often went to hear. 



In 1888 appeared ' Mental Evolution in Man.' 

 To Miss C. E. Romanes. 



Cornwall Terrace : May 18, 1888. 



My own book is certain to make a ' commotion,' 

 if not among l the angels ' in heaven, 1 at least among 

 ' the saints ' upon earth. One of these same saints 

 has been behaving outrageously in print, and every- 

 body is full either of jubilation or indignation at 

 what he has been writing about Darwin and 

 Darwinism. F. Darwin asked me to do the replying, 

 and to-day I am returning proof of an article for the 

 < Contemporary Review.' 



I am ashamed to have been so long in writing, 

 but the truth is that, notwithstanding having put 

 down Finis to my MS., other things occurred to me 

 to add, which required recasting some of the chapters, 

 and so I have been fighting against time, and am 

 still. 



It will not be long now before you have the 

 children. 



1 This is in allusion to a minister of a small country parish in Scotland, 

 who prayed that there might be at this time, on account of this parish, ' a 

 very great commotion among the angels.' 



