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States that they do still very much want NS' paper, but assures her that he would never have dreamed to suggest that NS bring it up to date. Reminds her tha tit was Mrs Marshall who told them of it, 'and made the suggestion....' Declares that what Minnie and she now want it that NS should arrange to come, 'having the question open for the present of whether [she does] actually read [them] the paper.' Sends a letter that HS wrote to her at the time of her Holloway invitation [not included], and declares that they seem characteristic of 'one of the most striking things in Dr. Sidgwick, that he saw a hundred sides to everything, and yet acted practically and decidedly.' Quotes two passages from the letter. Remarks also that HS 'had no scorn in him for those who were not clever, nor even for those who were ignorant, provided they were not pretentious and conceited', and that he was much easier to talk to than many other people, who were not as intelligent as he. Adds that they are thinking of getting Mr Graham W[alker] to give them an account of the London Bill, and reports that he gave them 'great pleasure by his unexpected speech at [their] Annual Meeting....' States that she is pleased about Frances Gray.