to me to require a reply."

But since Mr. Kuyper withdrew from the correspondence I wrote the
following letter to Mr. Brunetiere, Editor of the _Revue des Deux
Mondes_:

_April 13th, 1900._

TO THE EDITOR, SIR,

In the _Revue des Deux Mondes_, February 1st, an article was
published by Dr. Kuyper under the title of "La Crise
Sud-Africaine."

I have published a criticism upon it in _Le Siecle;_ and in order
that both sides of the question may be presented to the reader, I
have asked Dr. Kuyper's authorisation to reproduce his article in a
pamphlet in which I purpose to collect my own.

On March 28th, Dr. Kuyper wrote me: "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 polemic attack seem to me to
require a reply."

To-day Dr. Kuyper writes to me from the Grand Hotel, Paris: "I can
only refer you to the person who has the power to dispose of the
copyright." Since I am asked by Dr. Kuyper to make the request
which he had undertaken to make himself, I will do so. I have the
honour to ask you for the authorisation to publish Dr. Kuyper's
article which appeared in the _Revue des Deux Mondes_ under the
title of "La Crise Sud-Africaine," and to inform me of your
conditions for the reproduction.

YVES GUYOT.

IV. M. BRUNETIERE'S REFUSAL.

The next day I received the following from M. Brunetiere:

PARIS,
_April 14th, 1900._

SIR,

You ask me for the authorisation to publish in a pamphlet Dr.
Kuyper's article which appeared in the _Revue des Deux Mondes_,
under the title of "La Crise Sud-Africaine." I hasten to refuse you
the authorisation.

I am, Sir, etc.,
F. BRUNETIERE.

In this reply I trace M. Brunetiere's habitual courtesy. If I do not
thank him for his refusal, I yet thank him for the promptness with which
it was signified by him.

It had been my desire to enable the reading public to judge for
themselves the value of the arguments put forward by Dr. Kuyper and
myself; but it was evidently M. Brunetiere's wish that Dr. Kuyper's
article should be known only to the readers of the _Revue des Deux
Mondes_, and that they should remain ignorant of my reply. This is in
itself a confession; for undou