See "Life and Letters," II., page 282.) Parts were eloquent and good, and all very bold; and I heard strangers say, "What a good lecture!" I told Huxley so; but I demurred much to the time wasted in introductory remarks, especially to his making it appear that sterility was a clear and manifest distinction of species, and to his not having even alluded to the more important parts of the subject.

He said that he had much more written out, but time failed.

After conversation with others and more reflection, I must confess that as an exposition of the doctrine the lecture seems to me an entire failure.

I thank God I did not think so when I saw Huxley; for he spoke so kindly and magnificently of me, that I could hardly have endured to say what I now think.

He gave no just idea of Natural Selection.