See Letter 229.) is well worth reading scientifically; George D.and Erasmus were delighted with it.

How the author does hit! It was a euphuism to speak of a fling at you: it was a kick.

He is very unfair to Huxley, and accuses him of "quibbling," etc.; yet the author cannot help admiring him extremely.

I know I felt very small when I finished the article.

You will be amused to observe that geologists have all been misled by Playfair, who was misled by two of the greatest mathematicians! And there are other such cases; so we could turn round and show your reviewer how cautious geologists ought to be in trusting mathematicians.
There is another excellent original article, I feel sure by McClennan, on Primeval Man, well worth reading.
I do not quite agree about Sabine: he is unlike every other soldier or sailor I ever heard of if he would not put his second leg into the tomb with more satisfaction as K.C.B.than as a simple man.