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Three pages later, in the same volume, there 

 is a quotation from a letter dated July 16, 1851 : 



There has been a notice of me in the Literary Gazette 

 for last week, much more laudatory than I deserve, from 

 the pen of my friend Forbes. . . . 



In the same number is a rich song from the same 

 fertile and versatile pen, which was sung at one of our 

 Red Lion meetings. That is why I want you to look at 

 it, not that you will understand it, because it is full of 

 allusions to occurrences known only in the scientific 

 circles. At Ipswich we had a grand Red Lion meeting ; 

 about forty members were present, and among them 

 some of the most distinguished members of the Associa- 

 tion. Some foreigners were invited (the Prince of 

 Casino, Buonaparte's nephew, among others), and were 

 not a little astonished to see the grave professors, whose 

 English solemnity and gravity they had doubtless 

 commented on elsewhere, giving themselves up to all 

 sorts of fun. Among the Red Lions we have a custom 

 (instead of cheering) of waving and wagging one coat- 

 tail (one Lion's tail) when we applaud. *^. This seemed to 

 strike the Prince's fancy amazingly, and when he got up 

 to return thanks for his health being drunk, he told us 

 he was rather out of practice in speaking English, he 

 would return thanks in our fashion, and therefore he 

 gave three mighty waves and wags, to the no small 

 amusement of every one. 



It is likely that the newspaper reporter above 

 quoted has touched in his colour just a little too 

 luridly in his "rites of Pantagruelistic aspect." 

 It is possible even that he was no better acquainted 

 than he should be with his Rabelais. 



A letter of December 1866 to Lady Lub- 

 bock from Mr. Walter Bagehot indicates how 

 novel were the views expressed in Prehistoric 

 Times. The following extract will suffice : "I 

 am afraid," he writes, " it will be a very long 

 time before people will give up talking nonsense 



