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EMINENT NATURALISTS. 



which are in constant operation 

 around us, and which help us, by 

 fair analogy, to interpret the re- 

 cords of the rocks. 



In 1832, Lyell married, as has 



been previously stated, Mary, 



eldest daughter of 



7\ Leonard Horner, 



■^ ; ^hv \ his "friend 



and teacher." 



Kn o w 1 e d y e 



writes, 



"Many have 



felt the 



charms of the presence of Miss Horner ; many 

 have felt the influence of the soul that shone out 

 in her face ; but few know how much science 

 directly owes 

 to her. In the 



companion of his lif 

 sharing his labour, think- 

 ing his success her own, Charles 

 Lyell had an accomplished linguist 

 who braved with him the dangers 

 and difficulties of travel, no 

 matter how rough ; the ever 

 ready prompter when memory 

 failed, the constant adviser 

 in all cases of difficulty 

 Had she not been part 

 of him, she would her- 



