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things may appear strange ; but we have to familiarise ourselves 

 with the position of a race and a poet having extremely narrow 

 maritime experience, and no view or idea of extraneous waters 

 except from very miscellaneous report. Yours very faithfully, 



W. E. GLADSTONE. 



A very affectionate letter from Professor Capellini, 

 the distinguished geologist, Rector of the University 

 of Bologna, dated 15th October 1894, informed Joseph 

 Prestwich of his having been elected a corresponding 

 member of the Royal Academy of the Lincei of Rome. 

 The distinction of belonging to this great society was 

 especially prized. Professor Capellini informed the new 

 member that his election had been carried by a " splen- 

 dide votation" and reminded him that it was the greatest 

 honour in the power of the savants of Italy to bestow. 



Again at this date are frequent notes addressed to 

 the discoverer of the plateau implements. Mr Harri- 

 son was encouraged to persevere, and it was impressed 

 upon him not to be disappointed should these flint im- 

 plements not be universally recognised at once. Joseph 

 Prestwich had more than once fought a battle single- 

 handed, and in the end had always come off victorious. 

 In a note to Mr Harrison of 30th October, he repeats : 

 " I have never had, nor have I now, the slightest doubt 

 about the age and character of the plateau implements. 

 As I have told you all along, it is only a question of 

 time." 



J. Prestwich to Professor Jules Marcou. 



DARENT-HULME, SHOREHAM, IQth December 1894. 



MY DEAR M. MARCOU, Your kind letter of October last 

 found me in bed, where I had to remain a month, owing to one 

 of my attacks. I am down again now, but not yet allowed to go 

 out. I, however, go on with my work. Your account of the 

 Indian traditions of a flood is very interesting, but seems, from 



