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It may be added that Hermann Muller has shown good grounds for believing that mutual specialisation of this kind is beneficial both to insect and plant.) after the Duke's attack; for I believe the principle in this case may be widely applied.

I like the figure, but I wish the artist had drawn a better sphinx.

With respect to beauty, your remarks on hideous objects and on flowers not being made beautiful except when of practical use to them, strike me as very good.

On this one point of beauty I can hardly think that the Duke was quite candid.

I have used in the concluding paragraph of my present book precisely the same argument as you have, even bringing in the bull-dog (203/3.


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