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We met the author of ' The New Antigone ' the 

 other night at the Lillys'. He reviewed ' Mental 

 Evolution in Man ' in a E.G. paper the other day ; 

 according to him it's the Gospel of Dirt ! Last 

 Sunday we went to hear Spurgeon ; of li is personal 

 goodness there is no doubt. 



May 14. — Stayed in Christ Church with the 

 Pagets. G. had a most interesting talk with Aubrey 

 Moore. |^Mr. Romanes had already, at the Aristotehan 

 Society, met Mr. Aubrey Moore.j Lunched on 

 Sunday with the Max Miillers. He showed us a 

 letter from Mr. Dar-nin most characteristic in its 

 humility and sweetness. 



Maij 20. — Yery fine sermon from Mr. Scott- 

 Holland on the Evidence of the Gospels. Tea at the 

 Deanery, and G. had a Httle talk with the Dean. 



There are frequent mentions now of Mr. Scott- 

 Holland, whom Mr. Eomanes often went to hear. 



In 1888 appeared ' Mental Evolution in Man.' 

 To Miss C. E. Bomanes. 



CornwaU Terrace : May 18, 1888. 



My own book is certain to make a ' commotion,' 

 if not among ' the angels ' in heaven,^ at least among 

 ' the saints ' upon earth. One of these same saints 

 has been beha-^ing outrageouslj^ in print, and every- 

 body is full either of jubilation or indignation at 



1 This is in allusion to a minister of a small country parish in Scotland, 

 who prayed that there might be at this time, on account of this parish, ' a 

 very great commotion among the angels.' 



