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re-union of human souls to the loved ones long lost and 

 gone before. Thus the existence of a God is still at least 

 possible even to the agnostic ; and this possibility carries 

 with it that of all the dread and glorious realities of the 

 unseen world. 



Huxley's great merits gained for him a wide distinction 

 and many honours. Few scientific men in England could 

 boast so long a list of foreign honorary titles ; and in his 

 own country he was loaded with University honours and 

 the Presidencies of the greatest scientific bodies, as well 

 as distinctions in the gift of the crown. 



It was on the early voyage in the Rattlesnake that 

 Huxley met his future wife, at Sydney, New South Wales. 

 They became engaged after a short acquaintance, but the 

 ship had to leave Sydney in a few days, and it was seven 

 years before they met again. But so soon as Huxley 

 secured a fixed position he claimed his bride. Their union 

 was a most happy one, and Mrs. Huxley still survives her 

 husband. 



