[Letter to] H. Reeve

　　　　　　　　　　　 March 22 1869                                  
　Dear Sir 
　　I was much surprised 
at what seemed like a proposal
on your part to write reviews 
both of the Trades-Union Commission
Report and also of Mr Thornton’s
book, and I am not at all
surprised to find that your meaning
was to include a review of both 
in one article. This, however,
will not suit me, nor, indeed 
could I undertake a review of 
the Trades Commission Report, 
even separately, for a considerable
time to come; and I do not 
intend to defer writing on Mr 
Thornton’s book until I write 
on the Trades Commission Report. 
For this and various other reasons, 
with many apologies for the 
trouble I have given you, I 
decide to withdraw my proposal 
altogether. I am much obliged
to you for your willingness to insert 
an article by me on a subject 
on which there are considerable 
differences of opinion between us, 
and remain.      Dear Sir 
　　　　　　　　　　　yours very truly  
                  　　　　　　　　   J.S.Mill 
Henry Reeve Esq