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Inspector Borner when he asked me whether the 

 child had been sold by her parents — the reason 

 why I stated what was not correct was that I had 

 promised Mr. Stead not to divulge the fact of the 

 sale to any person which would make it probable 

 that any trouble should be brought on persons 

 taking part in this proceeding.' 



" Hence the mistake into which Professor Hux- 

 ley has unwittingly fallen. 



"I may add that, so far from the statement 

 never having been challenged for five years, it 

 was denounced as * a remarkably striking lie ' in 

 the ' War Cry ' of November 14th, and again the 

 same official organ of the Salvation Army for 

 November 18th specifically adduced this mis- 

 report as an instance of ^ the most disgraceful 

 way ' in which the reports of the trial were garbled 

 by some of the papers. What, then, becomes of 

 one of the two main pillars of Professor Huxley's 

 argument? " 



In my reply I point out that, on the 10th of 

 January, Mr. Stead addressed to me a letter, which 

 commences thus: "I see in the 'Times' of this 

 morning that you are about to republish your let- 

 ters on Booth's book." 



I rephed to this letter on the 12th of Janu- 

 ary:— 



