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Friday 12th [date added later but apparently wrong:] ? Ap 68 Down

Dearest G,

I was beginning to howl mentally when your jolly letter came this morning – I'm so glad things seem going well I think both u & Bessy have been treated far better than u deserve considering how easy you both took things. I shall conclude you got Mother's letter addressed to Le Bourg […]

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Eupha advises you to have an introd to the Mohls— […]

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Firstly V. Lushingtons feelings were wounded at Huxley's expressions about Combe in Physical Basis & he wrote an immense letter to Huxley sending it via Father controverting his views & incidentally accusing him of putting in that sentence of Comtism being Catholicism minus Xtianity to curry favour with the Presbyterians — & also telling him to read Combe- Both of wh. Huxley considers insulting & says tho' Vernon has a

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perfect right to hold such opinions he has no right to send them to him Huxley wh. is true eno' so poor Father has got to say to Huxley I'm sorry I sent it & to tell Vernon what he's been & done wh. isn't nice. This is rummage no 1.

Rummage no 2 is that the Wedgwood Institute at Burslem erected in honour of old Josiah is on the point of opening & is going to have a grand ceremony – It sends to L.H.P. & asks for loan of pictures is refused – writes again & says, "we here, people of Burslem have spent £10,000 in honour of your grandfather, won't you

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do us the favour of a loan of your picture — we will send packet from London & take all expense-" and they refused again!!!! Could you have conceived it – And now comes in the light comedy touches, Mr. Jos writes to us "Even I with my present of proper public spirit shd. have no sort of objection to lend a copy" so as we don't like to lend ours will you send our wh. the common people will be just as good & if that is not an impudent request conclude in the coolest language I shd like to know what is – Impudent with a little word before it is Father's view of it – Of course we are glad eno' to let them have our picture – but I am sorry that LHP shd have the power of tarnishing the Wedgwood name.

Be a good boy & write us a pretty letter now & then.

Your affect. H.E.D.