WCP3751

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5, Westbourne Grove Terrace, W.

Feb^r. 26th. 1864

My dear Mr. Huxley,¹

I am sorry your objections to the Anthropological people will not allow you to attend. In your opinion of Hunt² I pretty well agree with you. I do not think he is fit to be President, but the few meetings I have attended I have found quite equal to those of the rival Society.

I can not agree with you that "there was not the slightest reason for its existence". It seems [2] to me that its establishment is a good protest against ^{the absurdity of} making the Ethnological a ladies' Society. Consequently many important & interesting subjects cannot possibly be discussed there, — & as the Geographical is also a ladies Society the Anthropol. is the only place where they can be discussed.

I am only a visitor there & have nothing to do with them; but I attend more frequently than I should because the [3] Ethnological meet on the same evenings as the Zoological which I like always to attend; & this was another reason why, having just given the paper to the Ethn., I give the next to the Anthrop.

I am sorry to hear that poor Darwin³ gets no better.

With best wishes | I remain | My dear Mr Huxley | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

T. H. Huxley Esq.