it.

KUYPER.

The following remarks on his letter were published by me in _Le Siecle_,
March 30th.

"With regard to the first point, I regret that, at the time of
writing, Dr. Kuyper should only have received one number of _Le
Siecle_; each of my replies having been sent to him under
registered cover on the day of publication. It is unfortunate for
me that Dr. Kuyper's Article should have appeared in the _Revue des
Deux Mondes_, for that brings me again into contact with M.
Brunetiere, and it is well-known that M. Brunetiere who, last year
for fifteen days burdened _Le Siecle_ with his prose, does not wish
this discussion to be presented to the reader in its entirety. I am
greatly afraid of his desiring the same isolation for Dr. Kuyper's
article.

"As far as I am concerned, having began my reply to Dr. Kuyper I
shall continue it. If it is not M. Brunetiere's wish that our
articles should be published together he will thereby acknowledge
anew the force of my replies. Were they not documented and
convincing, he would not fear their proximity."

III. ANOTHER LETTER.

On April 6th I sent the following letter to Dr. Kuyper (registered).

_April 6th, 1900._

SIR,

In a few days I shall have finished my replies to your article;
they will then be published in pamphlet form. I have the honour to
ask you definitely whether you accept my proposal to precede them
with your article in the _Revue des Deux Mondes_.

YVES GUYOT.

In answer to this I received the following letter from Dr. Kuyper
written from the Grand Hotel, Paris:

GRAND HOTEL,
12, BOULEVARD DES CAPUCINES,
_April 12th, 1900._

SIR,

My last letter informed you to what extent I could meet your
wishes.

Now that, without regard to my reply, you simply ask for the
authorisation to print my article in a pamphlet which you propose
to publish, I can only refer you to the person who has the power to
dispose of the copyright.

KUYPER.

I was under the impression that I had acted in accordance with the reply
of Dr. Kuyper, who in his letter, March 28th, wrote: "The copyright of
my article belongs to the Editor of the _Revue des Deux Mondes_, without
whose permission I can do nothing. As I shall be in Paris before long I
will ask him for it should your polemics seem