Dear Darwin—

The enclos^d. xtract I rec^d. this morn^g. fr^m. the Cruelty Soc^ty. (Jermyn St.)¹ I make no doubt it was sent me because I refused to believe, 2 days ago, that you and others mentioned were opponents of any restriction being placed on vivisectⁿ.—and told them I had furnish^d. you with my skeleton bill.²

I wish you w^d. let me know how this is. I mean as to your principles in the matter. Another bill has bⁿ. sketched w^ch. some professors, among them D^r Sanderson—have been invited to inspect, and w^ch. also is not for abolishing but placing the practise of vivis_on under certain conditions. but it w^d. b. useless to submit it to him if he’s ag^st. any bill at all.³

Yours very truly | Thomas Allen