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drawn by the attraction of a ripe apple; but it never occurred 

 to me to infer from these facts that my horse is sprung from 

 the same progenitors with myself. 



Homo. My Lord, the world has been familiar with such 

 facts for thousands of years. We must suppose, therefore, 

 I presume, that it has been man's "prejudice and natural 

 arrogance " that have hitherto prevented him from drawing 

 from them the conclusion which Mr. Darwin now draws 

 for him. 



Danvin. The next line of proof to which I shall direct 

 your Lordship's attention is that of "Embryonic Develop- 

 ment. Man is developed from an ovule about the 125th of 

 an inch in diameter, which differs in no respect from the 

 ovules of other animals. The embryo itself, at a very early 

 period, can hardly be distinguished from that of other 

 members of the vertebrate kingdom." (Vol. i. p. 14.) 



Lord G. Am to understand you as affirming that the 

 ovule from which man is developed " differs in no respect 

 from the ovules of other animals"? 



Darioin. That is precisely what I do affirm, my Lord. 



Lord G. It seems to me, then, I must say, that your 

 statement is most incautious. If you had said that the 

 human ovule differs in no respect that you can discern from 

 that of other animals, I should not have objected to it. 

 But it is clear that, in objects so minute, there may be 

 differences, though you are unable to detect them. Indeed, 

 as it appears to me, there must be an essential difference, 

 for it is unquestionable that the ovule of a dog can pro- 

 duce but a dog, while the human ovule produces man. I 

 cannot see, then, what ground you have for affirming that 

 the human ovule " differs in no respect from the ovules of 

 other animals." 



Homo. If Mr. Darwin believes, my Lord, that the ovules 



