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After the lapse of a month came the second 

 letter : — 



Sunday, December 6, 1865. 



* My dear Owen, — I have sent the Secretary 

 of the Sunday League a letter, of which I enclose 

 you a copy. It is clear to me that they are 

 wrong in their facts, and that the time is not ripe 

 for the proposed lectures. They cannot get 

 working men together in sufficient force to 

 declare their desire for that Sunday recreation. 

 On the other hand, their opponents can (and do) 

 get working men together in sufficient force to put 

 them down, and declare that they don't want it 



' Ever cordially yours, 



<c d: 



Amongst the papers written by Owen which 

 appeared in 1865 the following may be men- 

 tioned : ' On the Homology of the Tooth' 

 (' Archives of Dentistry,' vol. i. p. 309) ; ' On the 

 Marsupial Pouches, Mammary Glands, and Foetus 

 of the Echidna hystrix' ('Phil. Trans.'); 'On 

 Indian Cetacea' (' Zool. Trans.'). 



In society he found his relaxation, and he en- 

 joyed to the full the pleasures of social life. Mrs. 

 Owen's diary is full of such entries as the follow- 

 ing :— 



'January 5, 1866. — R. and I dined at Pem- 

 broke Lodge ; sat next to Lord Russell, with 

 whom I always get on well. After dinner he took 



