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man of science, but dwelt upon his ability, his 

 energy, his indomitable resolution, and the courage 

 and coolness that would make him an invaluable 

 stand-by in any emergency. Owing to the death 

 of Sir Wyville Thomson soon after the return of 

 the great expedition, Murray was appointed to 

 edit the scientific results of the voyage. Sir 

 John was never a man who could appreciate or 

 tolerate the red tape of Government Offices, and 

 hence, when in time the Treasury turned restive, 

 he spent his own money in bringing out the 

 last volumes of the Reports. He liked to have 

 a hundred per cent, of his own way and very 

 often got it ; if not, he would, as a rule, with- 

 draw from the enterprise. But he was extra- 

 ordinarily kind and patient with quite a number 

 of men whom he himself had trained and brought 

 to the front in oceanographic research. Later 

 in his career he became comparatively rich, and 

 some of these riches he spent in promoting the 

 subject to which he had devoted his life. He 

 always rejoiced in hospitality, and his home, 

 " Challenger " Lodge, was a centre of many 

 interests. It pleased him from time to time to 

 entertain at rather lavish dinners the members 

 of a small Society in London, the "Challenger 



