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and your best plan of applying would be through 

 Lauder Brunton. 



Your letter has made me as proud and conceited 

 as ten peacocks. I am inclined to think that writing 

 against the bigots about vivisection is as hopeless as 

 stemming a torrent with a reed. Frank, who has 

 just come here, and who speaks with indignation on 

 the subject, takes an opposite line, and perhaps he is 

 right ; anyhow he had the best of an argument with 

 me on the subject. By the way, I think Frank has 

 made a fine discovery, but I won't say what, for fear it 

 should break down. It seems to me the Physiologists 

 are now in the position of a persecuted religious sect, 

 and they must grin and bear the persecution, however 

 cruel and unjust, as well as they can. 



I shall be very glad to hear what you think about 

 Hackel ; perhaps I have shamefully misrepresented 

 him. About the other subject (never mentioned to a 

 human being) I shall be glad to hear, but I fear that 

 I am a wretched bigot on the subject.^ 



Yours very sincerely, 



Chables Daewin. 



The rest has done me much good. We return on 

 the 10th. My daughter is certainly better a good 

 deal, but not up to her former poor standard. 



From G. J. Romanes to G. Darwin, Esq. 



Dunskaith, Nigg, Ross-shire : June 11. 



We had a good laugh over some parts of your 

 letter. I have not, as yet, had time to read any of 

 Hackel's book. 



^ Spiritualism. 



