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Another letter of the same date with the same in- 

 formation gives, however, a glimpse of his home life : 



J. Prestwich to I. C. Scott. SHOREHAM, 24ZA Aug. 1880. 



DEAREST ISABELLA, We returned here on Saturday night 

 last, after a very pleasant and successful trip to the Channel 

 Islands and Normandy. Here we intended to remain till the 

 October term ; but having obtained in the Channel Islands the 

 evidence I required respecting my diluvial theory, we are going 

 to Swansea to bring it before the Brit. Assoc., of which my old 

 friend Eamsay is Pres. this year. I think I am now in a posi- 

 tion to show that the south of England, France, and probably 

 the greater part of Europe, have been submerged during the 

 early human period, and that palaeolithic man was thereby 

 destroyed (in great part). It revives in a curious way the 

 tradition of the Noachian deluge. I have long had cause to 

 suspect this, but hesitated even to mention so unexpected a 

 result until I was sure of the facts I obtained in the Channel 

 Islands. After my return from Swansea I may possibly go to 

 the meeting of the Geol. Soc. of France at Boulogne. There is 

 one thing I regret in all this, which is, it postpones the arrival 

 of the many visitors we looked forward to in Aug. and Septr. I 

 suppose Eussell and Jessie are back where are they now ? Are 

 they all well and you too ? I shall look forward to see you and 

 them about the middle of Septr. I the more hope this as I fear 

 we shall hardly be able to visit Eastbourne. Grace sends her 

 best love to all, and I am, dearest Isabella, your affect, brother, 



JOSEPH PKESTWICH. 



Professor and Mrs Prestwich with Louisa Milne 

 reached Swansea in the middle of the meeting 

 of the British Association, and were the guests 

 of Sir Hussey l and Lady Vivian. Our geologist read 

 two papers in Section C, both very brief, both raising 

 new questions and pointing to important conclusions in 

 support of his Submergence theory. The first was 



1 Afterwards Lord Vivian. 



