“Jan. 15th, Oxford.”
“5, Gordon Street, London, W.C.,
“January 5th, 1875.
“My dear Miss Cobbe,
“I should have been very sorry not to join in the Protest against this hideous offence, and am truly obliged to you for furnishing me with the opportunity. The simultaneous loss, from the Morals of our ‘advanced’ scientific men, of all reverent sentiment towards beings above them and towards beings below, is a curious and instructive phenomenon, highly significant of the process which their nature is undergoing at both ends.
“With truest wishes for many a happy and beneficent year
“Ever faithfully yours,
“James Martineau.”
“Manchester,
“December 26th, 1874.