Of course there were those who, without taking any extreme view, were admirably sane and dignified. Instance the following letter from Professor Fleeming Jenkin:
“April 5th, 1870.
Dear Madam,
I regret that I shall be unavoidably absent on Saturday next, or, as far as might have been possible, I should have supported Miss Pechey’s claims.
I regret my absence the less, however, as it seems to me that the legal question of a particular reward is of far less consequence than the fact of the position which you and Miss Pechey have taken in the class.
Accept my very hearty congratulations and
Believe me,
Yours truly,
Fleeming Jenkin.
Miss Jex-Blake.”