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that I became one of his opponents. I have partaken 

 of his hospitality, and have had too much experience 

 of the charming simplicity of his manner not to be 

 among the readiest to at once admire and envy it. It 

 is unfortunately true that I believe Mr. Darwin to 

 have behaved badly to me ; this is too notorious to be 

 denied ; but at the same time I cannot be blind to the 

 fact that no man can be judge iu his own case, and 

 that after all Mr. Darwin may have been right, aiid I 

 wrong. 



At the present moment, let me impress this latter 

 alternative upon my mind as far as possible, and dwell 

 only upon that side of Mr. Darwin's work and charac- 

 ter, about, which there is no difference of opinion 

 among either his admirers or his opponents. 



Afril 21, 1882. 



