Mr.Graham's book, the "Creed of Science," is referred to in "Life and Letters," I., page 315, where an interesting letter to the author is printed.

With regard to chance, Darwin wrote: "You have expressed my inward conviction, though far more clearly and vividly than I could have done, that the universe is not the result of chance.") Down, August 28th, 1881.
I have been much interested by your letter, and am glad that you like Mr.Graham's book...( 307/2.

In Lord Farrer's letter of August 27th he refers to the old difficulty, in relation to design, of the existence of evil.) Everything which I read now soon goes out of my head, and I had forgotten that he implies that my views explain the universe; but it is a most monstrous exaggeration.

The more one thinks the more one feels the hopeless immensity of man's ignorance.

Though it does make one proud to see what science has achieved during the last half-century.