(2) True but Exaggerated
¥Moore thinks that Lady Hope may have (intentionally or unintentionally) exaggerated the incident.
¥The incident occurred nearly 34 years before the Northfield narration (fall of 1881 versus summer of 1915).
¥Lady Hope would now be nearly 73 years old.
¥She may have elaborated what were more non-committal statements by Darwin.