WCP5995

Published letter (WCP5995.6939)

[1] [p. 247]

Jermyn Street,

February 14, 1870.

My Dear Wallace,

Very many thanks for your kind letter.1

I am exceedingly callous to the proceedings of my enemies, but (I suppose by way of compensation) I am very sensitive to those of valued friends, and I certainly felt rather sore when I read your paper.2 But I dare say I should have 'consumed my own smoke' in that matter as I do in most, if I had not been very tired, very hungry, very cold, and consequently very irritable when I met you yesterday. Pray forgive me if I was too plain spoken,

And believe me, as always, | yours very faithfully| T.H. Huxley.

1
Letter not found. See note 2.
2
Not identified. In Wallace, A. R. 1908. My Life; a Record of Events and Opinions, revised and condensed edition, London" Chapman and Hall. [p. 246], ARW says: " [a disturbance]... the exact cause of which I have no record or recollection. I had published some paper in which, I believe, I had stated some view which he had originated without mentioning his name...[leaving] the impression that I put it forth as original."

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Transcribed by Paterson, Gavin [2018-09-11] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2020-03-19]

Please cite as “WCP5995,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5995