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welcome. A favourite amusement was to climb the 

 small book-steps in the library, when the youngest, 

 who was old enough to lisp a few words, held out her 

 arms and insisted on our geologist placing her on the 

 very top, while her small brother and sisters sat perched 

 upon the lower steps. This was usually followed by 

 a walk in the garden, when there was rivalry among 

 the four children as to which two were to walk by 

 his side and have hold of his hands. 



To his Grand-nephew, Geoffrey Scott. DARENT-HULME, 3rd Oct. 



MY DEAR LITTLE GEOFFREY, We have had to gather your 

 filberts, and have sent them up by Aunt Isabella. You can 

 give the grapes on the top of the basket to mother, and have 

 a talk with her about coming down. There are the walnuts 

 yet to gather, and lots of pears and apples. Come soon. How 

 would next Friday or Saturday do ? Talk it over with Gracie, 

 father, and mother, and write soon to your affectionate Uncle 

 Jovis. 



You must have had a very jolly time of it at the Lakes. I 

 like your drawings very much ; but they would be better if you 

 did not draw in such a hurry, and took more pains about them. 

 Try next time. 



The following letter refers to excavations carried 

 on, under Mr Harrison's directions, at Oldbury, close 

 to Ightham : 



J. Prestwich to J. Evans. DARENT-HULME, 10th Novr. 1891. 



MY DEAR EVANS, I fear there is little chance of seeing you 

 here, now that the season is so far advanced ; so Oldbury must 

 wait. Mr A. K. Wallace has paid Harrison a visit, and was 

 much interested in his collection. I have a long paper in hand 

 on the Kaised Beaches and " Head " of the South of England, 

 in which, amongst other questions, I discuss the origin of the 

 foreign boulders of the Sussex coast, of the ossiferous fissures 



