198 Luck, or Cunning ? 
feeling no discomfort in such an expression as ‘‘ an inter- 
minable number.” 
‘Again :— 
“ This is the most forcible of the giles objections which 
may be urged against my theory. ... For certainly, on 
my theory,” &e. (p. 463). 
The “ my ” in eae case became “ the ” in 1869. 
Again :— 
“Such is the sum of the several chief objections and 
difficulties which may be justly urged against my theory” 
(p. 465). 
“My ” became “ the ” in 1869. 
Again :— 
“Grave as these several difficulties are, in my judgment 
they do not overthrow the theory of descent with moditfica- 
tions” (p. 466). 
This now stands, “ Serious as these several objections 
are, in my judgment they are by no means sufficient to 
overthrow the theory of descent with subsequent modifica- 
tion ;”’ which, again, is longer, and shows at what little, 
little gnats Mr. Darwin could strain, but is no material 
amendment on the original passage. 
Again :— 
“ The theory of natural selection, even if we looked no 
further than this, seems to me to be in itself probable” 
(p. 469). 
This now stands, “‘ The theory of natural selection, even 
if we look no further than this, seems to be in the highest 
degree probable.” It is not only probable, but was very 
sufficiently proved long before Mr. Darwin was born, only 
it must be the right natural selection and not Mr. Charles 
Darwin’s. 
Again :— 
“Tt is inexplicable, on the theory of creation, why a part 
developed, &c., . . . but, on my view, this part has under- 
gone,” &c. (p. 474). 
