exhausting work on behalf of popular education, illustrate his intense
belief that science is not solely a thing of the laboratory, but a
vital factor in right living. It was still true that the people perish
for want of knowledge. And as he said when talking of posthumous fame:
"If I am to be remembered at all, I should like to be remembered as
one who did his best to help the people."

Nor did he lack appreciation among those whom he tried thus to aid.
Professor Mivart tells the following story:--

I recollect going [in 1874] with him and Mr. John Westlake,
Q.C., to a meeting of artisans in the Blackfriars Road, to
whom he gave a friendly address. He felt a strong interest in
working men, and was much beloved by them. On one occasion,
having taken a cab home, on his arrival there, when he held
out his fare to the cabman, the latter replied: "Oh no,
Professor; I have had too much pleasure and profit from
hearing you lecture to take any money from your pocket; proud
to have driven you, Sir!"

Another story is told by Mr. Raymond Blaythwayt:--

Only to-day I had a most striking instance of sentiment come
beneath my notice. I was about to enter my house, when a
plain, simply dressed working man came up to me with a note in
his hand, and, touching his hat, he said: "I think this is for
you, Sir"; and then he added: "Will you give me the envelope,
Sir, as a great favour?" I looked at it, and, seeing it bore
the signature of Professor Huxley, I replied: "Certainly I
will; but why do you ask for it?" "Well," said he; "it's got