LETTERS: Stevenson Rebutted

Sirs:

Tallyho! And the hounds are off in full pursuit of Mrs. Simpson. Men, women and ministers of the gospel, and not a kindly thought from any of them! Too attractive a lady to find friends among the women, too intelligent to arouse the sympathy of the men, and too frankly honest to attract the clergy.

Rev. John Stevenson lived "under the austere reign" of Queen Victoria, "and while her reign was irksome to those who were immorally inclined, she did . . . place her moral stamp upon the English-speaking world" (TIME,...

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