Faraday to William Vernon Harcourt   24 October 1840

Royal Institution, | 24th October, 1840.

My dear Sir, - I am very glad to see your Cavendish account¹, and very much obliged for it; I have looked hastily through, and the result really surprises me. But I am almost glad of Arago's attack for the lustre which, through you, it has shed over Cavendish's name². What a contrast does Cavendish present to those whose craving is so great for fame that it leads them almost to the verge of honesty. With what dignity his character shines forth!

Ever, dear Sir, | Your obliged Servant, | M. Faraday