This really annoyed Leslie who now regretted that he had supported Wallace over Haldane and even regretted resigning the mathematics chair himself. Carlyle wrote in a letter to a friend (see for example):
Ang tunay annoyed Leslie na ngayon regretted na niya suportado Wallace sa Haldane at kahit na regretted resigning sa matematika upuan sa kanyang sarili. Carlyle wrote sa isang sulat sa isang kaibigan (tingnan ang halimbawa):