20 A GREAT CONFESSION CHAP. 



this idea has assumed in his mind than 

 the question which he propounds towards 

 the conclusion of his paper. Supposing 

 the new factor to be admitted, " do there 

 remain," he asks, " no classes of organic 

 phenomena unaccounted for? " Wonder- 

 ful question, indeed ! But at least it is 

 satisfactory to find that his reply is more 

 rational than his inquiry : " to this ques- 

 tion, I think it must be replied that there 

 do remain classes of organic phenomena 

 unaccounted for. It may, I believe, be 

 shown that certain cardinal traits of 

 animals and plants at large are still un- 

 explained " ; and so he proceeds to the 

 second paper, in which the still refractory 

 residuum is to be reduced. 



Whatever other value may attach to 

 an attempt so ambitious, it is at least 

 attended with this advantage, that it 

 leads Mr. Herbert Spencer to follow up 

 the path of " further consideration " into 



