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with the whole thing. I walked with him afterward in 

 the afternoon. He was in excellent spirits, and made fre- 

 quent reference to the " splendid present," and I could see 

 was revolving plans at once on the basis of it. He once 

 broke out: " I wish my poor father was alive to know of 

 this! Do you know that your Tribune notice only arrived 

 the day after his death?" ... I called on Huxley this 

 afternoon. He asked very cordially after you and Jay, 

 and complimented Jay as a faithful, industrious student, 

 and asked if he was ready for him. I shall begin to have 

 proofs in a few days, and revise during the vacation and 

 publish during the autumn. I can send them over as fast 

 as they go through the press, so that our brother can be at 

 work on-them. So he is clearly calculating on the bargain, 

 and Jay can edit the volume and gain all the advantages I 

 originally proposed. . . . Huxley will expect to have our 

 agreement carried out, so it will only remain for Jay to 

 take right hold of his sheets as fast as they come and add 

 as editor what they need. It need not be a finality, but it 

 will be a capital step forward, giving Jay standing at once, 

 and it will also pay him well for all he does at it. 



NEW YORK, June 25, 1866, 

 HERBERT SPENCER, Esq., London. 



DEAR SIR: The republication in this country of your 

 various writings has awakened profound interest and ex- 

 erted a powerful influence for good. Many among us be- 

 lieve that few men in the whole history of our race have 

 had the privilege of rendering such important services to 

 society. There is a still larger class here who, while differ- 

 ing radically from some of your conclusions, recognize 

 with the utmost sympathy and admiration the noble and 

 humane spirit which penetrates your works, and own with 

 gratitude their intellectual obligations to you. 



The announcement, therefore, that the completion of 

 your philosophical system had been arrested from want of 



