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Mr. Arthur Balfour. For him, both as a politician 

 and as a thinker, Mr. Eomanes had an unbounded 

 admiration. 



EXTBACTS PROM JOURNAL ' 



Feh. 1881. — Went to Mr. Norman Lockyer. Seve- 

 ral people, including William Black, the novelist, 

 were there. After Mr. Lockyer had shown us several 

 experiments in spectrum analysis, a lady asked him 

 ' What is the use of the spectroscope ?" Called on 

 Mr. Cotter Morison and saw some beautiful books. 

 He is a wonderfully good talker. 



June 1881. — Dinner at the Spottiswoodes'. Mr. 

 Browning was there and talked much about Yictor 

 Hugo. He mentioned that when Wordsworth was 

 told that Miss Barrett had married Mr. Browning, 

 he replied, ' It's a good thing these two understand 

 each other, for no one else understands them.' 



Garvock, Perthshire : November 5, 1881. 



. My dearest Charlotte, — I thought you would like 

 the photos, and your letter to-day more than justifies 

 my anticipation. Coming events cast their shadows 

 before, and it will not now be long before you see the 

 former. These are both exceedingly well. I wish 

 you could see little Ethel dancing. It is now her 

 greatest amusement, and she does it with all the state 

 and gravity of an eighteenth century grande dame. 



Many thanks for your prompt action about the 

 proofs. You did everything in the best possible way, 

 as I knew you would. It is a great blessing you were 

 in London at the time, as the caretaker would be sure 

 to have made some mistake, and time is pressing. 



' It should be explained that the writer of this memoir is responsible 

 for the Journal, but as it was kept for the benefit of both husband and 

 wife a few extracts are given. 



