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circle of near relatives was due to our geologist's 

 perfect regard for the feelings of others. He always 

 testified respect for any one who acted up to his or her 

 convictions, inculcating by his example the practice of 

 that perfect "law of liberty." For instance, the Prest- 

 wich family belonged to the Church of England, to 

 which he was strongly attached, yet the fact that one 

 sister became a Unitarian and another a Roman 

 Catholic never weakened the lifelong warm fraternal 

 affection. 



No summer passed without some members of the 

 family staying at Darent-Hulme, and one of his great- 

 est pleasures was having the little Russell Scotts. 

 Among letters of this date we come upon a note to the 

 eldest, then a little girl : 



To Ms grand-niece, Isabella Prestwich Scott. OXFORD, 26th May 1880. 



MY DEAR LITTLE ISABEL, Had you known your great-grand- 

 mamma Prestwich, I am sure you would have loved her very 

 much, for she was very good and kind to everybody, and she 

 would, I am sure, have been very fond of you, because you are 

 a very good little girl. When your great-grandmamma was 

 young she had a very pretty Geneva watch, and I do not think 

 I can do better than to give you this watch in remembrance of 

 her, and for the love of your affecte. uncle, 



JOSEPH PRESTWICH. 



A visit at his country home from geological friends 

 was ever looked forward to with eagerness. He de- 

 lighted in their society, and at the end of each Long 

 Vacation it was a frequent theme of regret that there 

 had not been time to invite and welcome many wished- 

 for guests. Those summer days seemed to pass like a 

 flash. He often remarked that the glimpses of Professor 

 and Mrs Judd, of the Rev. Professor and Mrs Wiltshire^ 



