232 PROFESSOR OWEN ch. vm. 



books is a "false persuasion of knowledge" 

 which needs uprooting. 



' The kiss you pressed upon the last page of 

 " Deronda" was at once transferred to its proper 

 place on the lips, which gratefully accepted it. 



' The English public seem to have been 

 amazingly dead to the attempt to enlighten it 

 about the Jewish race ; but the Jews themselves 

 — from Germany, France, and America, as well 

 as England — have been deeply moved, and have 

 touchingly expressed their gratitude. Learned 

 Rabbis, who can alone appreciate its learning, 

 are most enthusiastic. 



'Is it not psychologically a fact of singular 

 interest that she was never in her life in a Jewish 

 family, at least never in one where Judaism was 

 still a living faith and Jewish customs kept up ? 

 Yet the Jews all fancy she must have been 

 brought up among them ; and in America it is 

 positively asserted that I am of Jewish origin ! 



' With the best wishes of the season, believe 

 me, dear Owen, ever yours truly, 



<G. H. Lewes.' 



The opening paragraph of this letter probably 

 refers to the pleasant rambles in Richmond Park, 

 often enjoyed by the three friends, and often 

 referred to by Owen. 



On July 12, 1877, th e Emperor of Brazil 

 arrived in London, between five and six o'clock 



