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He visited the school regularly, and on one occasion, 

 finding that a boy had been grossly rude to the mis- 

 tress, he gave the young scamp a sound whipping. 



For other people's interests in the way of work he 

 had much sympathy ; he several times went down to 

 the Christ Church mission at Poplar when the Rev. 

 H. L. Paget was in charge, and he lectured at Toynbee 

 Hall and at the Oxford House. 



Of the work of the clergy as a whole Romanes 

 always spoke most warmly ; of the peculiar dislike of 

 and suspicion of i black coats,' so often attributed to 

 laymen in general and to scientific men in particular, 

 he had no trace, and as years went on he used to be 

 gently chafed for his clerical tendencies and the way 

 in which he was consulted as to the bearings of 

 Science on Religion. 



Two new correspondents were now added to Mr. 

 Romanes' list, Professor Joseph Le Conte, of the 

 University of California, and the Rev. J. Gulick, who 

 was, and is still, an American missionary in Japan. 

 Of Mr. Gulick' s scientific attainments, Mr. Romanes 

 entertained a very high opinion. Unfortunately, none 

 of the letters to Mr. Gulick have come to hand. 



Of Mr. Le Conte's book, i Evolution and Religious 

 Thought,' Mr. Romanes thought very highly, and 

 introduced it to the notice of various people, especially 

 to Mr. Aubrey Moore. 



He writes to Mr. Le Conte : 



To Professor Le Conte. 



Geanies, Koss-shire, N.B. : October 11, 1887. 



Dear Sir, I am much obliged to you for sending 

 me a copy of your most interesting paper on Flora of 

 the Coast Islands, &c. 



