The following is the postscript in a letter from Falconer to Darwin November 3rd [1864]: "I returned last night from Spain via France.

On Monday I was at Dijon, where, while in the Museum, M.Brulle, Professor of Zoology, asked me what was my frank opinion of Charles Darwin's doctrine?
He told me in despair that he could not get his pupils to listen to anything from him except a la Darwin! He, poor man, could not comprehend it, and was still unconvinced, but that all young Frenchmen would hear or believe nothing else.") About a week ago I had a nearly similar account from Germany, and at the same time I heard of some splendid converts in such men as Leuckart, Gegenbauer, etc.

You may say what you like about yourself, but I look at a man who treats natural history in the same spirit with which you do, exactly as good, for what I believe to be the truth, as a convert.
LETTER 182.

TO HUGH FALCONER.

Down, November 8th [1864].
Your remark on the relation of the award of the medal and the present outburst of bigotry had not occurred to me.