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for these long distances he went out with only one 

 companion. 



He threw himself with zest into the Oxford life, en- 

 joying it to the utmost. He was not a speaker in 

 Convocation, yet never failed to be present among the 

 group of Natural Science men, to record his vote when 

 any science measure was under discussion. Delightful 

 intimacies grew out of almost daily intercourse. Fore- 

 most among his Oxford friends were Dr and Mrs 

 Acland ; many evenings were spent under their roof, 

 when (as was so often the case) they had a houseful of 

 interesting guests. He had a great regard for his 

 brother Professors at the Museum, two of whom indeed 

 were his old personal friends, Dr Odling, the Waynflete 

 Professor of Chemistry, and Professor Clifton, who had 

 the chair of Experimental Philosophy. 



Outside the Museum staff there was the Hev. Charles 

 Pritchard, 1 whose friendship was of many years' stand- 

 ing, and who gave him a hearty welcome. In short, 

 the position of our geologist at the old University was 

 peculiarly happy. 



Two of the friends with whom he was much in con- 

 tact in the early years of his professorship were Dr 

 Rolleston, 2 the brilliant speaker, and Professor Henry J. 

 S. Smith, 3 the mathematician, who succeeded Professor 

 Phillips as curator of the University Museum. If he 

 did not possess Dr Rolleston's rare gift of oratory, he 

 had nevertheless that almost as rare power of persuasive 

 speech. With inimitable tact Professor Henry Smith 



1 Savilian Professor of Astronomy, born 29th February 1808 ; died 28th 

 May 1893. 



2 George Eolleston, Linacre Professor of Physiology, born 30th July 

 1829 ; died 16th June 1881. 



3 Henry John Stephen Smith, Savilian Professor of Geometry, born 2nd 

 November 1826 ; died 9th February 1883. 



