My dear Sir

I enclose a proof of the passage relating to yourself in my preface.¹ I thought afterwards it would be better on your account not to say anything that w^d. lead to the impression that my book contains a correct exposition of the Darwinian theory. At the same time I wished to convey so far as c^d. be done my literary obligations to you—yet without making you responsible for my statements some of w^h. are doubtless erroneous, & for my opinions with some of w^h. you will I think disagree, or at all events you will not wish to be identified with them. If however there is anything in this passage which you dislike I will alter it— The statement you were kind enough to write will not be thrown away—² I dare say I shall often travel over this ground again & I shall take care to put prominently forward the fact that according to your theory the faculties & affections though founded on selfishness pass out of the selfish stage— I quite understood that from your book, & I think I have expressed as much in my work—³ It will be out in ten days or so— Do not trouble to answer this unless you wish the Preface altered. The minor points I allude to are chiefly questions in relation to Sex. Select. producing dark skins &^c. though I fully see its power as a modifying agent.⁴ Sex. select. among the Africans acts in this way—the chiefs selecting women to their taste—but no doubt in the semi-human period the females selected,

I remain | yours very truly | Winwood Reade