"  My  dear  Hollmann, —

"  j\[y  telegram  to  you  will  have  removed  any
doubts  you  may  still  have  entertained  regarding  the  concluding
passage  of  the  Lecture.  That  passage  was  quite  clearly  under-
stood by  the  audience,  and  had  therefore  to  remain  as  it  was.  I
am  very  glad,  however,  that  this  part  of  the  subject-matter  of  the
second  Lecture  has  again  been  resuscitated  by  your  inquiry ;  and

^  More  especially  in  a  Public  Lecture  on  The  Laics  of  Bahylonm.  De-
livered at  OxforcL  October  21,  1903.
-  Permission  to  use  this  translation,  wliicli  appeared  in  The  Times,
London,  on  February  21,  1903,  has  kindly  been  granted  by  the  Proprietors
of  that  Journal.
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I  gladly  take  this  opportunity  to  define  my  attitude  once  more,
after  having  again  read  the  passage  through.
